I'm considering a move to the countryside after hearing that new research has suggested that attractiveness is more important in the city than in more rural areas.
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Relationships
Stereotypes of computer geeks may be keeping women away from careers in
computing according to new research by psychologists at the University
of Washington.
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Social Psychology
The common myth that testosterone causes aggression has been challenged by new research that shows that increases in testosterone levels can lead to fairer behaviour.
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Aggression
Thursday, 03 December 2009 10:38
Endel Tulving Wins 2009 Pasteur-Weizmann/Servier International Prize
Written by Keiron Walsh
Professor Endel Tulving, the Canadian cognitive psychologist, has been awarded the 2009 Pasteur-Weizmann/Servier International Prize for his work on the Neuropsychology of memory.
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Cognitive Psychology
The body of research showing that sleep contributes to memory consolidation continues to grow. New research has demonstrated that playing external sounds during deep sleep can improve memory for spatial tasks associated with those sounds.
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Cognitive Psychology
People who eat junk food for comfort may be just adding to their misery, according to researchers at UCL.
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Eating Behaviour
When preschool children keep asking "Why?", you should give them a proper explanation, according to a new study by psychologists at the University of Michigan.
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Child Development
New reseach suggests that the ability to perceive shapes is innate. Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners.
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Cognitive Psychology
If you were walking down the street and a Clown cycled past on a unicycle, would you notice? Not if you are using a cell phone, according to Psychologists at Western Washington University.
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Interesting
Scientists in Florida have unexpectedly discovered a way to remove the amyloid plaques that are considered responsible for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a brain disease that in the early stages is characterised by memory loss and progresses over a number of years to severe intellectual impairment.
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Interesting
