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- Why do older adults display more positive emotion? It might have to do with what they're looking at
- One in three post-partum women suffers PTSD symptoms after giving birth: Natural births a major cause of post-traumatic stress, study suggests
- Learning: Stressed people use different strategies and brain regions
| Why do older adults display more positive emotion? It might have to do with what they're looking at Posted: 08 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT Research has shown that older adults display more positive emotions and are quicker to regulate out of negative emotional states than younger adults. Given the declines in cognitive functioning and physical health that tend to come with age, we might expect that age would be associated with worse moods, not better ones. So what explains older adults' positive mood regulation?  |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT Doctors are still divided about whether childbirth qualifies as a "traumatic event." But new research now indicates that approximately one-third of all post-partum women exhibit some symptoms of PTSD, and a smaller percentage develop full-blown PTSD following labor.  |
| Learning: Stressed people use different strategies and brain regions Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:13 AM PDT Stressed and non-stressed people use different brain regions and different strategies when learning. Non-stressed individuals applied a deliberate learning strategy, while stressed subjects relied more on their gut feeling.  |
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