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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Racial essentialism reduces creative thinking, makes people more closed-minded

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 10:09 AM PST

New research suggests that racial stereotypes and creativity have more in common than we might think. In an new article, researchers find that racial stereotyping and creative stagnation share a common mechanism: Categorical thinking.

Psychological common ground could ease tensions among those with different religious beliefs

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:10 AM PST

A new study found that thoughts of death increased atheists, Christians, Muslims and agnostics conviction in their own world views. For example, contrary to the wartime aphorism that there are no atheists in foxholes, thoughts of death did not cause atheists to express belief in a deity.

Cognitive deficits from concussions still present after two months

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:10 AM PST

The ability to focus and switch tasks readily amid distractions was compromised for up to two months following brain concussions suffered by high school athletes, according to a new study.

Modern parenting may hinder brain development, research suggests

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 08:05 AM PST

Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of research.

Even brief interruptions spawn errors

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST

Short interruptions -- such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone -- have a surprisingly large effect on one's ability to accurately complete a task, according to new research.

Pollen exposure during pregnancy affects child's risk of early asthma, study finds

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 05:22 AM PST

A woman's exposure to high pollen levels in late pregnancy increases the risk of early asthma in the child, according to a group of researchers in Sweden.

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