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  'How' Often Is More Important Than 'Why' When Describing Breakups

  April 23, 2013 — Maybe rocker Greg Kihn was being prophetic in his 1981 hit, "The Breakup Song," with its chorus, "They don't write 'em like that anymore." A professor's new article looks at how people write to break ... > full story
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  What Drives Activity on Pinterest?

  April 23, 2013 — Researchers have released a new study that uses statistical data to help understand the motivations behind Pinterest activity, the roles gender plays among users and the factors that distinguish ... > full story
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  Infants' Sweat Response Predicts Aggressive Behavior as Toddlers

  April 23, 2013 — Infants who sweat less in response to scary situations at age 1 show more physical and verbal aggression at age 3, according to new ... > full story
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  Facebook and Romantic Relationships

  April 23, 2013 — A Western Illinois University faculty member who published a widely covered study about Facebook and narcissism last year has authored another study about Facebook and romantic ... > full story
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  Alzheimer's Researchers Creating 'Designer Tracker' to Quantify Elusive Brain Protein, Provide Earlier Diagnosis

  April 23, 2013 — Alzheimer's researchers know the disease is caused by toxic beta amyloid and tau lesions, yet, the recent failure of emerging therapies targeting these lesions suggest that successful treatments will ... > full story
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  Epigenetic Changes Shed Light on Biological Mechanism of Autism

  April 23, 2013 — Scientists have identified patterns of epigenetic changes involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by studying genetically identical twins who differ in autism traits. The study is the largest of ... > full story
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  Humans Feel Empathy for Robots: fMRI Scans Show Similar Brain Function When Robots Are Treated the Same as Humans

  April 23, 2013 — How do we really feel about non-sentient objects on a human level? A recent study found that humans have similar brain function when shown images of affection and violence being inflicted on robots ... > full story
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  Decoding Touch: Rats Detect Textures With Their Whiskers

  April 23, 2013 — With their whiskers rats can detect the texture of objects in the same way as humans do using their fingertips. A new study shows that it is possible to understand what specific object has been ... > full story
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  Emotional Intelligence Trumps IQ in Dentist-Patient Relationship

  April 22, 2013 — IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional 'intelligence' trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, report ... > full story
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  Gone, but Not Forgotten: Scientists Recall EP, Perhaps the World’s Second-Most Famous Amnesiac

  April 22, 2013 — Neuroscientists have described for the first time, in exhaustive detail, the underlying neurobiology of an amnesiac who suffered from profound memory loss after damage to key portions of his ... > full story

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