Ever worried that all the information you've crammed in during a study session might not stay in your memory? The answer might be going for a run, according to a new study published in Cognitive Systems Research.
Date Posted: October 20, 2016
Categories: Academic Issues
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Mindfulness is currently a hot topic in psychology, and beyond. Given the wealth of research on mindfulness, as well as dissenting opinions regarding the efficacy and effectiveness of mindfulness, what exactly is mindfulness?
Oct 20
Categories: Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Meditation
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Despite overwhelming scientific evidence endorsed by the most prestigious medical organizations in the world, there is still a multitude of inaccurate information circulating about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), leading to ...
Oct 19
Categories: Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Pregnant women dissatisfied in their relationship have an increased risk of infectious diseases. This also affects their children.
Oct 19
Categories: Child Development, Family Problems
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Family fun often means new activities and destinations but a new study suggests leisure time spent at home in familiar pastimes may be a better route to happiness.
Oct 19
Categories: Family Problems, Happiness
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Devastating mistakes by eyewitnesses are not rare, according to a report by the Innocence Project, an organization dedicated to exonerating those wrongfully convicted of crimes. Since the 1990s, when DNA testing was first introduced, Innocence ...
Oct 18
Categories: Other
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Depression
Mental Health
Psychology / Psychiatry
High status job means you are less likely to respond to treatment for depression
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Published: Wednesday 21 September 2016
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Oct 18
Categories: Adult psychological development, Depression, Workplace Issues
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Eating disorders are much more common among women than men. Now, a new study may have uncovered a neurological explanation for this disparity. Researchers find that women are more likely than men to experience brain activity relating to negative ...
Oct 17
Categories: Eating Disorders
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Singapore has one of the longest working hours in the world, clocking in 88 hours every two work weeks. At the same time, its people are unhappy, citing a lack of work-life balance and stress.
Oct 17
Categories: Happiness, Workplace Issues
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One particular type of mental exercise may succeed at doing what nothing else has before: putting off dementia. A new, 10-year study showed that speed training - computer exercises that get users to visually process information more quickly - beat ...
Oct 15
Categories: Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia, Dementia
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When there’s a lot on the line - a big presentation or a tough negotiation - some people manage to stay cool under pressure, while others have a meltdown. In a new study, a team of psychological scientists from Texas A&M University examined ...
Oct 15
Categories: Personality problems, Stress Management
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Oct 14
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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Researchers may have found a new way to combat sexual aggression. The causes of sexual aggression are many, but anecdotal evidence and research-based evidence, suggests that at least part of it has to do with when men overestimate women's levels of ...
Oct 13
Categories: Aggression & Violence, Sexual Abuse
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Can you think a thought which isn't yours? A remarkable new study, led by psychologist Jay Olson from McGill University in Canada, suggests you can. The research, published in Consciousness and Cognition, used a form of stage magic known as ...
Oct 13
Categories: Hypnosis
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How much do experiences in one part of our lives have effects that spill into other, seemingly separate domains? One obvious candidate is the football team you follow - it's a distinctive arena that matters greatly for many people and involves a ...
Oct 12
Categories: Workplace Issues
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Therapies that focus on changing behaviors are just as effective as those that modify thoughts in managing the debilitating mood disorder.
Oct 12
Categories: Depression
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