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Searching In features, blog entries, column entries & news items, Under the topic Behavior
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A 60-year study indicates that middle-aged men can exert a considerable amount of personal control over their eventual physical and mental health as seniors. (p. 373)Published: June 16th, 2001; Vol.159 #24Found in: Behavior
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Teenagers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may reap substantial academic benefits from treatment that combines behavioral training with low doses of stimulant medication. (p. 343)Published: June 2nd, 2001; Vol.159 #22Found in: Behavior
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People who, as young adults, describe their lives using a variety of terms for positive emotions live substantially longer than those who express little positive emotion, according to a long-term study of Catholic nuns. (p. 324)Published: May 26th, 2001; Vol.159 #21Found in: Behavior
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Refugees interviewed in camps in Nepal exhibit post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental ailments, especially if they have survived torture in their native country. (p. 310)Published: May 19th, 2001; Vol.159 #20Found in: Behavior
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Children in two-parent families spend more time with their mothers and fathers now than they did 20 years ago. (p. 312)Published: May 19th, 2001; Vol.159 #20Found in: Behavior
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Mammal species exhibit basic types of brain design from which they have evolved a wide array of brain sizes, according to a new analysis. (p. 312)Published: May 19th, 2001; Vol.159 #20Found in: Behavior
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Dolphins apparently recognize their own reflections. (p. 279)Published: May 5th, 2001; Vol.159 #18Found in: Behavior
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A substantial proportion of children in grades 6 through 10 report bullying other children or being bullied themselves. (p. 280)Published: May 5th, 2001; Vol.159 #18Found in: Behavior
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Brain areas considered crucial for understanding language may also play an important role in music perception. (p. 280)Published: May 5th, 2001; Vol.159 #18Found in: Behavior
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Scientists have for the first time linked high levels of retroviral activity in the central nervous system to some cases of schizophrenia, a severe mental disorder. (p. 228)Published: April 14th, 2001; Vol.159 #15Found in: Behavior
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Although dyslexia involves a common disruption of reading-related brain activity, the reading performance of people with dyslexia appears to improve if they use a language that has consistent spelling rules. (p. 205)Published: March 31st, 2001; Vol.159 #13Found in: Behavior
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In a community sample, people suffering from moderate to severe depression exhibited an elevated death rate from heart disease over a 4-year study period, even if they had no discernable heart disease to begin with. (p. 205)Published: March 31st, 2001; Vol.159 #13Found in: Behavior
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A laboratory experiment finds that people have difficulty remembering words that they have intentionally tried to forget, providing support for Sigmund Freud's controversial concept of repression. (p. 164)Published: March 17th, 2001; Vol.159 #11Found in: Behavior
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College freshmen who greatly overestimate their academic potential feel confident and happy for a while, but as they move toward graduation, these students feel progressively worse about themselves and become less involved with their schoolwork, a new study finds. (p. 148)Published: March 10th, 2001; Vol.159 #10Found in: Behavior
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For the first time, a person's ability to size up a highly motivated liar has been assessed in a study of police officers viewing videotaped interviews of a murder suspect. (p. 133)Published: March 3rd, 2001; Vol.159 #9Found in: Behavior
