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As LinkedIn continues to reign as the world's largest social network for the wider working world, we are seeing the rise of…

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Research Byte: Psychometric Properties of Adolescent Time Inventory Time Attitude (ATI-TA) Scores in Three Waves of Longitudinal Data. via BrowZine

Psychometric Properties of Adolescent Time Inventory Time Attitude (ATI-TA) Scores in Three Waves of Longitudinal Data.
Worrell, Frank C.; McKay, Michael T.; Andretta, James R.
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Brain Training - The "Controversy"

Brain Training - The "Controversy"

The Meriam-Webster defines training as: "the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by one that trains." In combination with the word "brain" it becomes a…

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Research Byte: The American Psychological Association Task Force assessment of violent video games: Science in the service of public interest. via BrowZine

The American Psychological Association Task Force assessment of violent video games: Science in the service of public interest.
Calvert, Sandra L.; Appelbaum, Mark; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Graham, Sandra; Nagayama Hall, Gordon C.; Hamby, Sherry; Fasig-Caldwell, Lauren G.; Citkowicz, Martyna; Galloway, Daniel P.; Hedges, Larry V.
American Psychologist: Vol. 72 Issue 2 – 2017: 126 - 143

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Creative People Have Better-Connected Brains, Scans Reveal

Creative People Have Better-Connected Brains, Scans Reveal

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Is creativity wired into us? Highly creative people have more neural connections between the left and right sides of their brains,…

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The science of mind wandering

As per usual, an excellent blog post by Jon Leiff.  

The science of mind wandering

Some feel that spontaneous thought occurring without specific stimulation is closest to understanding how we define ourselves. These seemingly random self-produced…

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How to Build a Time Machine

How to Build a Time Machine

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When the seemingly unimaginable—at least to certain people—happened and Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 Presidential election, many of her supporters suddenly started asking…

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EJNeuroscience on Twitter: "Disruption of right posterior parietal cortex by Theta Burst Stimulation alters control of body balance #TMS https://t.co/PfyCi9tjKV https://t.co/FiYLtx8nRU"

EJNeuroscience on Twitter: "Disruption of right posterior parietal cortex by Theta Burst Stimulation alters control of body balance #TMS https://t.co/PfyCi9tjKV https://t.co/FiYLtx8nRU"

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The Internet and your brain are more alike than you think | Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News

The Internet and your brain are more alike than you think | Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News

LA JOLLA–(February 9, 2017) Although we spend a lot of our time online nowadays–streaming music and…

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How does brain functional connectivity change from the awake...

Photo: scienmag.com How does brain functional connectivity change from the awake to unconscious state? | Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News scienmag.com · New Rochelle, NY, February 8, 2017–A new study examined how brain functional connectivity patterns change over the continuum from wakefulness to being in... Read on Flipboard Read on scienmag.com

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Neuroscience News wrote a new post, How the Brain Perceives...

Photo: neurosciencenews.com Neuroscience News wrote a new post, How the Brain Perceives Rhythm, on the site Neuroscience News neurosciencenews.com · Summary: According to researchers, the brain is more biased toward certain musical rhythms than others.Source: MIT.Study finds the brain is biased toward... Read on Flipboard Read on neurosciencenews.com

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Sign language users have better reaction times and...

Photo: psypost.org Sign language users have better reaction times and peripheral vision, study finds psypost.org · People who use British Sign Language (BSL) have better reaction times in their peripheral vision, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.... Read on Flipboard Read on psypost.org

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Memory Training Builds Up Brain’s Gray Matter in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Memory Training Builds Up Brain's Gray Matter in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

In a study comparing the effects of memory training and yoga meditation in older adults, researchers found…

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The science behind creativity – what happens in the brain and why

The science behind creativity – what happens in the brain and why

Share Tweet Flip +1 Share Email Shares 313 What is creativity? There's an extraordinary new type of brain scan called an fMRI that…

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Research byte: Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in the United States via BrowZine

Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in the United States
Fairman, Kathleen A.; Peckham, Alyssa M.; Sclar, David A.
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