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  Electrical And Computer Engineers Develop Computer Game For Visually Impaired And Sighted Players

  Computer engineers developed a new computer game, called AudiOdyssey, for visually impaired persons. The game primarily focuses on sounds and rhythms, which visually impaired and sighted players can ... > more
• Alcoholism
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  Neuropharmacologists Find Topiramate Effective For Treatment Of Alcoholism

  Neuropharmacologists ran clinical trials to find that a drug called topiramate is an effective therapeutic medication for decreasing heavy drinking and diminishing the physical and psychosocial harm ... > more
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  Marketing Researchers Find Betting On Sports And Reality TV Spoils The Fun

  Marketing researchers have found that making wagers on sports and reality television spoils the enjoyment of the event because people fear losing their bets. In a five year study, participants were ... > more
• Child Development
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  Cognitive Neuroscientists Use Sound Training To Help Dyslexic Children Read

  Cognitive neuroscientists monitoring brain activity with fMRI found that children with dyslexia are often unable to process the fast-changing sounds used in spoken language. Sound training dedicated ... > more
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  Human Factors Psychologists Study How To Avoid Rear-end Collisions

  Psychologists studied the way a trailing driver reacts to a car braking directly in front of theirs and researchers developed an early warning system algorithm to prevent rear end crashes from ... > more
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  Dermatologists Detail The Scary Signs Of Stress Revealed By Skin

  Dermatologists know that stress can cause hair to fall out, acne to break out, and many other problems. These manifestations of stress can cause even more anxiety. Stress causes cortisol levels to ... > more
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  Mechanical Engineers Design System To Retrain Motor Pathways After Strokes

  Using a technology called haptics, mechanical engineers can design physical therapies that reestablish motor pathways broken down by strokes. A motorized joystick guides patients to move their hands ... > more
• Gender Difference
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  Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress

  Functional magnetic resonance imaging of men and women under stress showed neuroscientists how their brains differed in response to stressful situations. In men, increased blood flow to the left ... > more
• Sleep Disorders
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  Human Factors Researchers Measure Attention Given To Walking

  Psychologists used an infrared camera to record reflections of the cornea to measure the amount of attention paid by someone walking on unfamiliar terrain. They found that even though walking seems ... > more
• Educational Psychology
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  Human Factors Researchers Show That Tablet PCs Belong In Classrooms

  Human factors researchers determined that tablet personal computers can be used to aid students in classrooms. They offer a single platform that can include a student’s notes, textbook, ... > more

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