Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Continue reading “Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain, study suggests”
Social thinking in the infant brain revealed
An innovative collaboration between neuroscientists and developmental psychologists that investigated how infants’ brains process other people’s action provides the first evidence that directly links neural responses from the motor system to overt social behavior in infants. Continue reading “Social thinking in the infant brain revealed”
Risk-taking, antisocial teens 5 times more likely to die young
Adolescents with serious conduct and substance use problems are five times more likely to die prematurely than their peers, with roughly one in 20 dying by their 30s, according to new CU Boulder research. Continue reading “Risk-taking, antisocial teens 5 times more likely to die young”
Which Is Better – A Society With Loose Sexuality Or A Society With Strict Rules For Sexuality?
There are very few subjects that get people more fired up than the subject of sexuality. In fact, almost all of the highly contentious “social issues” that have America so deeply divided today have something to do with sexuality. Continue reading “Which Is Better – A Society With Loose Sexuality Or A Society With Strict Rules For Sexuality?”
Bronze Age bookkeeping tablets reveal complex society
Using advanced digital imaging technologies, classics professor and archaeologist Dimitri Nakassis is changing long-held perceptions of how prehistoric Greek communities functioned. Continue reading “Bronze Age bookkeeping tablets reveal complex society”
How Perceptive Are You? Not Everyone Is the Same
Our abilities to see things that appear fleetingly or in cluttered environments or outside our focus of attention are all determined by a single perceptual capacity trait that varies among people, a new study suggests. Researchers say these findings could one day help scientifically predict an individual’s performance in jobs that rely on strong observational skills. Continue reading “How Perceptive Are You? Not Everyone Is the Same”