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The Oops! Response
Scientific American: Is intelligence innate, or can you boost it with effort? The way you answer that question may determine how well you learn. Those who think smarts are malleable are more likely to bounce
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Why People Believe Misinformation, Even After It’s Corrected
ABC News: Have you seen the photo of the dog that’s as big as a horse? How about the deer on top of a telephone pole? And do you know about the Hollywood actor who
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5th FPR-UCLA Interdisciplinary Conference
The 5th FPR-UCLA Interdisciplinary Conference will be held October 19-20, 2012 at UCLA. The theme will be Culture, Mind, and Brain: Emerging Concepts, Methods, Applications. For more information visit: http://www.thefpr.org/conference2012/index.php
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A New Study Shows How to Boost the Power of Pain Relief, Without Drugs
Placebos reduce pain by creating an expectation of relief. Distractions relieve it by keeping the brain busy. When combined, they make for a potent pain reliever, a study shows.
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Social Pain Hurts Too
Most doctors don’t recommend Tylenol for a broken heart or a supportive friend for a headache. But an article published by Janet Taylor Spence Award recipient Naomi I. Eisenberger in the February 2012 edition of
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Rewired
Has Google replaced the brain? Psychological scientists are decoding how technology has reprogrammed our minds.