The right-hand bias, the leftie advantage, handedness and mental illness and more…
Date Posted: August 1, 2016
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder leads many to feel out of control. The symptoms may be so overwhelming some turn to the use of substances in an effort to calm themselves. However, there is a great deal of evidence to suggest that alcohol not only ...
Jul 30
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
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Reduce depression by combining two activities well-known to make you feel better.
Jul 29
Categories: Depression
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FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is a powerful phenomenon, the 21st century equivalent of keeping up with the Joneses.
Jul 29
Categories: Career Development and Change
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In the 1950s, the American psychologist Harry Harlow famously showed that infant rhesus monkeys would rather cling to a surrogate wire mother covered in cosy cloth, than to one that provided milk.
Jul 29
Categories: Child Development
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A team of scientists has found similarities in brain impairments in children with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. The study involved brain imaging of white matter in 200 children.
Jul 28
Categories: Adult ADHD, Autism spectrum disorders, Obsessions & Compulsions ...
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One of the more prominent examples, the “broken mirror hypothesis”, suggests that an impaired development of the mirror neuron system (MNS) is to blame. First observed in monkeys, mirror neurons are more active when you perform a certain action ...
Jul 28
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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Long delays mean missed opportunities for early intervention to reduce the severity of episodes of bipolar disorder.
Jul 27
Categories: Bipolar
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“We can’t smooth over hurt feelings in our families,” Brene Brown writes. “It’s too easy for stockpiled hurt to turn into rage, resentment, and isolation. We must talk about it. Even when we don’t want to. Even when we’re tired.”
Jul 27
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Post Traumatic ...
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Most children who learn more than one language gain valuable skills, and researchers say this may also be true for children with autism
Jul 27
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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Social and emotional skills are starting to be taught in schools—but experts urge caution
Jul 26
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Creating a perfect storm of negative emotions.
Jul 26
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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How a brief intervention could have such long-lasting results remains unclear
Jul 26
Categories: Dementia
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Sleep deprivation majorly impacts the brain’s connectivity and function, according to a recent study published this February in NeuroImage.
Jul 25
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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The talk therapy that is quicker (and cheaper) than cognitive-behavioural therapy.
Jul 25
Categories: Depression
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Just like any type of touch, holding hands can be a very potent signal. Depending on how it is used, it can make or break the relationship
Jul 25
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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