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Engineering autism: Mice with extra chromosome region show many autistic signs
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Mice who inherit a particular chromosomal duplication from their fathers show many behaviors associated with human autism, researchers report in the June 26th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press Publication. The duplic ...
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Schizophrenic patients' frozen faces harm social interactions
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Non-verbal communication, in the form of facial expressions, may be impaired in people with schizophrenia. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions have shown that defici ...
Cochlear implant recipients experience improvement in quality of life
Mar 04, 2008 |
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Cochlear implant recipients experience a significant improvement in their quality of life, and have improved speech recognition, according to new research published in the March 2008 issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Ne ...
The New Science of Learning
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- According to recent studies, young children learn best through social interaction. Andrew Meltzoff and his colleagues at the University of Washington are studying an emerging field called the "Science of ...
Hormone important in recognizing familiar faces
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Oxytocin, a hormone involved in child-birth and breast-feeding, helps people recognize familiar faces, according to new research in the January 7 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Study participants who had one dose o ...
Multiple genes implicated in autism
Feb 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By pinpointing two genes that cause autism-like symptoms in mice, researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that multiple, interacting genetic risk factors ...
Autism's social struggles due to disrupted communication networks in brain
Jul 23, 2008 |
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Picking up on innuendo and social cues is a central component of engaging in conversation, but people with autism often struggle to determine another person's intentions in a social interaction. New research from Carnegie ...
Older adults more impaired by social drinking
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Older adults may be more affected by a couple of glasses of wine than their younger counterparts are -- yet they are less likely to be aware of it, a new study suggests.
Mealtime interaction encourages hospitalized seniors to eat more
May 05, 2009 |
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Sharing a meal in good company can stimulate the appetite - particularly among hospitalized seniors - according to a new Université de Montréalstudy published in The Gerontologist.
Brain activity exposes those who break promises
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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Scientists from the University of Zurich have discovered the physiological mechanisms in the brain that underlie broken promises. Patterns of brain activity even enable predicting whether someone will break a promise. The ...
Internet emerges as social research tool
Feb 14, 2009 |
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For the past two decades, the Internet has been used by many as an easy-to-use tool that enables the spread of information globally. Increasingly, the Web is moving beyond its use as an electronic "Yellow Pages" and online ...
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