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Agreement of Alcohol Use Among Roommates
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Grace Jackson from New York University present her poster session research on “Agreement of Alcohol Use
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In the Mood for Some Pi(e)?
Thanks to computer-driven calculations, we know the ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter goes on past one trillion digits. But since the 18th century, we’ve just called this behemoth number, Pi
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Your Complicated Amygdala: Why Brain-Imaging Work Is Misleading
The Atlantic: Brain-imaging studies have been painting an overly-simplistic picture of the how the brain works. It has even filtered into TV programming. In one episode of a popular legal drama, a character claimed to
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Health Psychology: The Politics of Health
Politics and health may seem like an unlikely pair. Yet, a brief glance into history shows us that public policies contribute mightily to individual health outcomes. Early examples of this relationship are found in the
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Wat u over uw ziekte denkt, is belangrijk voor uw genezing
De Standaard: Een juiste diagnose is uiteraard cruciaal als je ziek bent, maar nieuw onderzoek toont aan dat ook het beeld dat de patiënt zelf heeft over de aandoening, een rol speelt. Van onze medewerkster
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Searching for the Source of Consciousness
Watching a movie, smelling the roses, feeling the warmth of the sun—these are seemingly simple things we experience all thanks to consciousness. Yet where exactly does consciousness come from? The brain—obviously—but for psychological scientist Geraint