Stumped by a Riddle? Try the Process of Elimination
Summary: Recognizing when your thinking is going astray is a key skill for solving complex problems. Source: University of Washington Ever get…
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How Therapists Teach Assertiveness: 5 Techniques
Assertiveness is a skill anyone can learn. Improving it helps us communicate more clearly, relate to others more effectively, and ensure our…
Detect Autism in Toddlers With a Short Questionnaire
Summary: A new parent-report questionnaire can help detect signs of autism in children aged 18 to 30 months, though it does not…
How Sleep Boosts Memory for Faces and Names
Summary: New Northwestern University research shows that deep, uninterrupted sleep can strengthen memory for faces and names when specific memories are reactivated…
22 Tests and Tools to Measure Maslow’s Self-Actualization
Throughout our lives we pass through many different stages and transitions. As we grow, we often leave the family home, establish our…
Promising Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Approach developed at UCLA holds promise for 60 percent of patients with the deadly disease. Researchers at the UCLA Eli and Edythe…
Serotonin Drives Social Aversion in Opioid Withdrawal
Summary: In mice, opioid withdrawal disrupts serotonin signaling to the nucleus accumbens, causing pronounced reductions in sociability and increased social avoidance. Source:…
How COVID-19 Damages the Brain Without Infecting It
Summary: Although SARS-CoV-2 rarely appears to infect brain cells directly, new autopsy research shows the virus can still produce substantial neurological injury.…
9 Must-Listen Positive Psychology Podcasts
Using a lighthearted, informal method (not based on download numbers or reviews), here is a short, curated list of positive psychology podcasts…
Could a Childhood Disease Have Caused Neanderthal Extinction?
Summary: The first anatomical reconstruction of the Neanderthal cartilaginous Eustachian tube (CET) shows a tubal morphology similar to that of human infants,…
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