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Cognitive rehab helps people with acquired brain injury

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Jan 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Cognitive rehabilitation after a serious brain injury or stroke can help the mind in much the same way that physical therapy helps the body, according to a new meta-analysis. Because the data suggest that treatment may work ...

Workers exposed to lead show more cognitive problems later in life

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Jan 12, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Both the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may be enough to result in greater cognitive problems after age 55, according to a follow-up ...

Adult-onset diabetes slows mental functioning in several ways, with deficits appearing early

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Jan 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease and persists into old age, according to new research. Given the sharp rise in new cases of diabetes, this ...

Children as young as 19 months understand different dialects

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May 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

We are surrounded by a multitude of different accents every day. Even when a speaker of another English dialect pronounces words differently than we do, we are typically able to recognize their words. Psychologist Catherine ...

Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'

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Aug 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better ...

Biracial Asian Americans and mental health

Medicine & Health / Health

Aug 17, 2008 | 4 / 5 (2) | 1

A new study of Chinese-Caucasian, Filipino-Caucasian, Japanese-Caucasian and Vietnamese-Caucasian individuals concludes that biracial Asian Americans are twice as likely as monoracial Asian Americans to be diagnosed with ...

Eastern independence, Western conformity?

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Jun 13, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (15) | 0

While the act of selecting an everyday writing utensil seems to be a simple enough task, scientists have found that it actually could shed light on complex cultural differences.

Groups share information in workplace, but not the 'right' information

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Mar 23, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

From the operating room to the executive board room, the benefits of working in teams have long been touted. But a new analysis of 22 years of applied psychological research shows that teams tend to discuss information they ...

Psychologists offer ways to improve prison environment, reduce violent crime

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Aug 08, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 7

U.S. prisons are too punitive and often fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing prison populations and offering job skills could reduce prisoner aggression and prevent recidivism, a researcher told ...

Witnesses to bullying may face more mental health risks than bullies and victims

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Dec 14, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical abuses of another student could become as psychologically distressed, if not more so, by the events than the victims themselves, new research suggests.

Television viewing and aggression: Some alternative perspectives

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Oct 01, 2008 | 2.9 / 5 (8) | 3

The effect of media violence on behavior is not only an interesting psychological question but is also a relevant public policy and public health issue. Although many studies have been conducted examining the link between ...

Do today's young people really think they are so extraordinary?

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Jan 17, 2008 | 3.1 / 5 (8) | 1

When asked about the state of today’s youth, former president Jimmy Carter recently mused “I’ve been a professor at Emory University for the past twenty years and I interrelate with a wide range of students... I don’t detect ...

Invisible ink? What Rorschach tests really tell us

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Jul 30, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 7

One of the most well-known psychological tools is the Rorschach Inkblot Test. A viewer looks at ten inkblots, one at a time, and describes what they see. The rationale behind this test is the idea that certain aspects of ...

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