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Multiple Methods Reveal the Complexities of Neurocognitive Development
The adult brain is often used as a model for understanding both typical and atypical development, but in reality the brain is different in infancy and is constantly changing in response to both genetic and
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Idealistic Thinking Linked With Economic Slump
Envisioning a bright future should pave the way for success, right? Maybe not. Research suggests that thinking about an idealized future may actually be linked with economic downturn, not upswing. “[F]antasizing about having attained a
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The Forgotten Childhood: Why Early Memories Fade
NPR: Francis Csedrik, who is 8 and lives in Washington, D.C., remembers a lot of events from when he was 4 or just a bit younger. There was the time he fell “headfirst on a
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Uncovering a New Angle on Mental Distance
Why does the second hour of a journey seem shorter than the first? According to research from University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) and the Rotman School of Management, the answer lies in how we’re physically
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Why You Rarely Notice Major Movie Bloopers
Pacific Standard: Even the most practiced auteurs make embarrassing continuity errors. Take, for instance, Garry Marshall’s otherwise flawless 1990 romantic classic Pretty Woman. In one scene, a croissant makes a radical transformation into a pancake. And then
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Life Is Short, Proust Is Long
The New Yorker: Of all the forms of entertainment, reading is the most laborious. Doing the voices of fictional characters in your head is hard. Remembering their names is also hard. Prolonged sitting, we are
