Psychology

  1. Psychology

    Disputed signs of consciousness seen in babies’ brains

    Within five months of birth, infants produce a possible neural marker of being aware of what they see.

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  2. Psychology

    Light found in cocaine addiction tunnel

    Using lasers, scientists target a sluggish set of neurons in rats to ease drug compulsion.

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  3. Psychology

    Babies’ flexible squeals may enable them to talk later

    Language evolution might have fed off infants’ ability to use certain sounds to express various emotions.

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  4. Psychology

    Competition brings out autism’s social side

    Given motivation, kids with autism can appreciate what other people think and believe.

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  5. Psychology

    Early malnutrition bodes ill for adult personality

    Undernourishment in first year of life may destabilize personality decades later.

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  6. Psychology

    Video games take aim at dyslexia

    Playing action video games gives a literacy boost to dyslexic children who read poorly, a disputed study suggests.

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  7. Psychology

    Depression gene search disappoints

    A comprehensive effort to find links between genetic variants and low mood comes up empty.

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  8. Psychology

    Highlights from the Psychonomic Society annual meeting

    Summaries from the conference held November 15-18 in Minneapolis.

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  9. Psychology

    Word-detecting baboons are a tough read

    New models offer contrasting views of monkeys’ ability to identify frequently seen letter pairs.

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  10. Psychology

    Too little money, too much borrowing

    A contested study suggests that poverty contracts attention and detracts from financial decisions.

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  11. Psychology

    Delaying gratification is about worldview as much as willpower

    Preschoolers’ social expectations influence how long they’re willing to hold out for extra goodies.

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  12. Neuroscience

    Teens can keep their cool to win rewards

    An unexpected experimental result suggests adolescent impulsivity is not inevitable.

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