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Can Alcohol Inhibit Aggression?
July 18, 2007 06:19 AM
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The belligerence associated with barrooms and their brawls is just one possible effect of alcohol consumption, shows a new study by University of Kentucky psychologists. Hypothesizing an "attention-allocation model" that proposes drinking affects the areas...

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Night Owl Pre-Teens Prone To Bad Behavior
July 25, 2007 09:26 AM
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With summer vacation in full swing, many kids are enjoying late nights filled with sleepovers, video game competitions and all-night reading sessions. Parents, however, may want to watch those bedtimes: Experts studying the correlation between sleep and beh...

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New Meditation Technique Provides Quick Results
October 15, 2007 10:53 AM
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Years of meditation training may not be the only road to a Zen state, shows new research on integrative body-mind training (IBMT), a form of meditation developed in the 1990s which aims at producing the effects of traditional Chinese meditation in a relatively short time.

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MRIs Show Culture Influences Brain Functions
January 11, 2008 05:48 AM
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Where you were raised can affect the parts of your brain used to perform different tasks. Researchers at MIT studied 10 American and 10 East Asian patients using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to find out whether their respective cultures aff...

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ADHD Increases Risk for Bulimia
March 17, 2008 04:26 PM
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Impulsiveness associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) puts teen girls with attention problems at a substantial risk for eating disorders, shows a new study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

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ADHD: An Evolutionary Advantage?
July 02, 2008 06:50 AM
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In today's society, impulsivity and continuous need for novelty are traits likely to be associated with little more than job loss. However, in other eras of human existence, such traits might have been an individual's key to survival: Research published in ...

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Background Television May Impair Attention In Young Children
July 16, 2008 07:30 AM
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A new study published in the journal Child Development shows homes with a T.V. always on may harm a young child's ability to focus--even if they're not actually watching it.

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Kindergarten Behavior Predicts High School Test Scores
May 26, 2009 08:21 PM
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Research finds that attention levels in kindergarten are strongly linked to high school achievement test scores.

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