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Study suggests brain waves encode rules for behaviour

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From the MIT press release by Anne Trafton via EurekAlert!: One of the biggest puzzles in neuroscience is how our brains encode thoughts, such as perceptions and memories, at the cellular level. Some evidence suggests… 

Study examines new therapy for insomnia

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From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: If you are among the 50 percent of Americans who suffer from insomnia, then you have probably tried everything – from warm milk to… 

Study examines role of computer communications in psychotic symptoms

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From the AFTAU press release via EurekAlert!: As Internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as Internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships. Computer communications such as… 

Study suggests dance may help boost young girls’ mental health

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From the Swedish Research Council press release via EurekAlert!: Young girls can dance their way to better mental health. Symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue, and headaches are alleviated with regular dancing. This is shown in… 

Study examines evolution of cooperative behaviour

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From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Humans are much more inclined to cooperate than are their closest evolutionary relatives. The prevailing wisdom about why this is true has long been… 

Study suggests gene linked to obesity may reduce depression risk

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From the McMasterUniversity press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at McMaster University have discovered new genetic evidence about why some people are happier than others. McMaster scientists have uncovered evidence that the gene FTO – the…