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Suppression of Incriminating Memories Can Beat Lie-Detector Tests

May 30th, 2013
Suppression of Incriminating Memories Can Beat Lie-Detector TestsAn international team of psychologists has shown that some people can suppress incriminating memories and avoid detection by brain activity measured by guilt detection tests. Law enforcement ...

New Brain Imaging Techniques Applied to Psychotic Disorders

May 29th, 2013
New Brain Imaging Techniques Applied to Psychotic Disorders New technology is allowing superresolution and segmentation of magnetic resonance images (MRI)  to help scientists study the actual structure of psychosis. Spanish researchers from ...

Even Without Stress, PTSD Effects Persist in Brain Regions

May 20th, 2013
Even Without Stress, PTSD Effects Persist in Brain RegionsEmerging research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finds that specific areas of the brain may show effects of trauma even in non-stressful ...

Some Video Games Can Enhance Child’s Physical Activity

May 20th, 2013
Some Video Games Can Enhance Childs Physical ActivityEmerging research shows that exergaming -- using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii) -- can increase ...

In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do

May 13th, 2013
In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do  Today’s digital environment allows quick deletion of digital photos and emails, but the proliferation of digital possessions makes erasing a ...

Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes

May 12th, 2013
Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes  Work conditions, including low levels of social support and high levels of stress, can accurately predict the development of diabetes over the ...

How Electric Brain Stimulation Relieves Depression

May 7th, 2013
How Electric Brain Stimulation Relieves DepressionFor many people who don't respond to standard antidepressant treatment, electric brain stimulation -- known as vagus nerve stimulation -- has been shown to effectively  relieve severe symptoms of ...

Effects of Violent Video Games May Wane the More They are Played

May 7th, 2013
Effects of Violent Video Games Wane the More They are PlayedTeenaged boys who play violent video games three or more hours a day may be desensitized to the physiological and emotional effects of the ...

New Study Reports One in Six Students Victim of Cyberbullying

May 6th, 2013
New Study Reports One in Six Students Victim of Cyberbullying  One in six U.S. high school students reported being electronically bullied within the past 12 months, according to a new ...

Bonding with Avatar May Alter Perception of Virtual Reality

May 6th, 2013
Bonding with Avatar May Alter Perception of Virtual RealityWhen individuals create their own avatar and modify it, the difficult situations faced by their alter egos may influence the perception of the virtual ...