Body Dysmorphic Disorder and face perception
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:00:28 -0800 (PST)
Ears Too Big? It's All in Your Head
By Constance Holden
ScienceNOW Daily News
3 December 2007
People with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) hate the way they look.
Even though they are as normal in appearance as anyone else, they are
obsessed with features such as their skin, their noses, and their
hair, which-- ...
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Epigenetics and the brain
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 05:17:59 -0800 (PST)
Methylating the Mind
By Elizabeth Quill
ScienceNOW Daily News
7 December 2007
All brain cells are the same, genetically speaking. Yet somehow they
play vastly
different roles, some directing movement, others participating in
language or
thought. Now, a study finds that a chemical known to turn genes on and
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Less specific information = greater liking?
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 04:42:37 -0800 (PST)
December 9, 2007
NYT
Ambiguity Promotes Liking
By MARINA KRAKOVSKY
Is it true that familiarity breeds contempt? A psychology study
published this year concludes that the answer is yes. It seems we are
inclined to interpret ambiguous information about someone
optimistically, assuming we will get along. We are ...
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Black and white IQ differences
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 04:30:06 -0800 (PST)
NYT
December 9, 2007
Op-Ed Contributor
All Brains Are the Same Color
By RICHARD E. NISBETT
Ann Arbor, Mich.
JAMES WATSON, the 1962 Nobel laureate, recently asserted that he was
"inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" and its citizens
because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their
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Shakespeare's philosophy
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 04:56:12 -0800 (PST)
A newish book:
Shakespeare's Philosophy
Discovering the Meaning Behind the Plays
by Colin McGinn
Publisher: HarperCollins | Date published: 11/20/2007
ISBN: 9780061551703
Description
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Shakespeare's plays are usually studied b ...
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An evolved universal morality
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 04:23:55 -0800 (PST)
A new book:
Moral Minds
The Nature of Right and Wrong
by Marc D. Hauser
Publisher: HarperCollins | Date published: 09/04/2007
ISBN: 9780061494505
Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------------In his groundbreaking book, Marc Hauser puts forth a revolutionary new
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Genes for generosity?
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:49:28 -0800 (PST)
Are those inclined towards generosity genetically programmed to behave
that way? A team of researchers, including Dr. Ariel Knafo of the
Psychology Department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, believes
that this could very well be the case.
Through an online task involving making a choice whether or not to
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Natural Human hormone as the next antidepressant?
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:39:38 -0800 (PST)
A search for novel treatment strategies in coping with depression has
revealed that erythropoietin, or Epo, a hormone naturally produced by
the kidneys to stimulate the formation of red blood cells, affects
cognitive and associated neural responses in humans, and could
potentially be used in the treatment of depre ...
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Those who forget their history...
Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:06:28 GMT
A website showing how many policies have been tried and failed in the
past:
<http://www.historyandpolicy.org/>
With references and everything ;-)
Peter
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Add my middle initial to email me. It has become attached to a country
www.the-brights.net ...
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Mental health treatment extends the lives of elderly people with
diabetes and depression
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:34:24 -0800 (PST)
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
report that older adults with diabetes and depression are half as
likely to die over a 5-year period when they receive depression care
management than depressed patients with diabetes who do not receive
depression care management. The first known stu ...
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