Psychology
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PsychologyFamiliar faces
"Super recognizers" never forget a visage, an unusual ability that can be put to good use.
By Susan Gaidos -
PsychologyWhat Makes a Hero?
The Surprising Science of Selflessness by Elizabeth Svoboda.
By Sid Perkins -
PsychologyBlood marker may predict suicide
People who killed themselves had higher levels of a gene involved in cell death.
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PsychologyHighlights from the American Sociological Association annual meeting
Research on social media's reluctant users, marital ideals and single parenthood and intimate victims of cybernastiness presented August 10-13 in New York City.
By Bruce Bower -
PsychologyMental disorder seen as ‘badness, not sickness’
Health workers tend to consider borderline personality disorder a tag for patients who are difficult or impossible to treat.
By Bruce Bower -
PsychologyRatio for a good life exposed as ‘nonsense’
A heralded calculation of people’s ability to flourish is a mathematical mirage, researchers say.
By Bruce Bower -
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PsychologyLess is more for smart perception
Neural efficiency reigns in brains of high-IQ individuals as they view their surroundings, a new study indicates.
By Bruce Bower -
PsychologyDog sniffs out grammar
After years of word training, a canine intuitively figures out how simple sentences work.
By Bruce Bower -
PsychologyClosed Thinking
Without scientific competition and open debate, much psychology research goes nowhere.
By Bruce Bower -
PsychologyBrain training technique gets a critique
In a new study, a popular style of memory workout leaves reasoning and mental agility flat.
By Bruce Bower -
PsychologyDisputed 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.
By Bruce Bower