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Integrative Moral Cognition
The philosopher John Stuart Mill famously proposed that moral decisions are made according to a principle of utilitarianism: Moral decision makers perform a sort of cost-benefit analysis in an attempt to maximize benefits and minimize
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World we see is make-believe, top British scientist says
Herald Sun: Professor Bruce Hood will explore the limits of the human mind in a series of prestigious lectures for the Royal Institution of Great Britain, the oldest independent research body in the world, it
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Exageramos las alegrías de ser padres para sentirnos menos deprimidos?
CNN Mexico: Todos los padres coinciden en que tener hijos es una bendición… cuando están dormidos. Esta es una broma frecuente entre los padres, quienes por más que gocen a sus hijios, saben que es
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How The Brain Keeps Track of What We’re Doing
“Working memory” is what we have to keep track of things moment to moment: driving on a highway and focusing on the vehicles around us, then forgetting them as we move on; remembering all the
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Can we change our moods with meditation?
Examiner: Can we change our moods through meditation? Yes, according to a recent study. In the late 1990s, Jane Anderson was working as a landscape architect. That meant she didn’t work much in the winter
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Anti-epilepsy drug could stave off Alzheimer’s
The Telegraph: Giving the drug levetiracetam to patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition known to foreshadow Alzheimer’s, improved their ability to remember. It also reduced overactivity in a part of the brain tasked
