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Mindfulness Meditation Effective in Marriage and Family Therapy Curriculum
April 7, 2010 — Mindfulness meditation helps students improve their ability to be emotionally present in therapy sessions with clients. It helps beginners, who can sometimes feel overwhelmed, stop focusing on ... > full story -
Brain Waves and Meditation
March 19, 2010 — We all know that meditation helps relax people, but what exactly happens in the brain during meditation? A new study suggests that nondirective meditation yields more marked changes in electrical ... > full story -
Evolution of Fairness and Punishment
March 18, 2010 — A new study suggests that the cooperative nature of each society is at least partly dependent upon historical forces -- such as religious beliefs and the growth of market ... > full story -
Trauma of War Doubles Asthma Risk Among Civilians
March 15, 2010 — Living through the trauma of war seems to increase the risk of developing asthma, suggests new ... > full story -
Students' Perceptions of Earth's Age Influence Acceptance of Human Evolution
March 10, 2010 — High school and college students who understand the geological age of the Earth (4.5 billion years) are much more likely to understand and accept human evolution, according to a new study. A 2009 ... > full story -
Divine Intervention? New Research Looks at Beliefs About God's Influence in Everyday Life
March 9, 2010 — Most Americans believe God is concerned with their personal well-being and is directly involved in their personal affairs, according to new ... > full story -
Does the Devil Really Wear Prada? The Psychology of Anthropomorphism and Dehumanization
February 25, 2010 — People talk to their plants, pray to human-like gods, name their cars, and even dress their pets up in clothing. We have a strong tendency to give nonhuman entities human characteristics (known as ... > full story -
Liberals and Atheists Smarter? Intelligent People Have Values Novel in Human Evolutionary History, Study Finds
February 24, 2010 — Higher intelligence is associated with liberal political ideology, atheism, and men's (but not women's) preference for sexual exclusivity. More intelligent people are statistically more likely to ... > full story -
Belief in a Caring God Improves Response to Medical Treatment for Depression, Study Finds
February 23, 2010 — In patients diagnosed with clinical depression, belief in a concerned god can improve response to medical treatment, according to a new ... > full story -
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Selective Brain Damage Modulates Human Spirituality, Research Reveals
February 10, 2010 — New research provides fascinating insight into brain changes that might underlie alterations in spiritual and religious attitudes. The study explores the neural basis of spirituality by studying ... > full story
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