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Autism Vocal Screen

August 5, 2010

A new voice-analysis technique may help doctors screen young children for signs of autism.

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Podcast

July 30, 2010

SCIENCE OF SOUND: Male penguins attract females by the sound of their voice, tropical wrens sing duets, and there's a new screening test for autism that analyzes speech patterns. Also: exposing "facilitated communication".

*Image originally appeared in: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020406

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Facilitated Miscommunication

July 28, 2010

Wishful, rather than scientific thinking led health care professionals to believe that that a man in a persistent vegetative state was writing elaborate messages to them.

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Tanning Oil

July 20, 2010

Using tanning oil to get a speedier tan can damage skin more quickly.

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Brain Structure Roundup

July 16, 2010

The size of different brain structures is related to how neurotic, outgoing or friendly we are.

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Innate Direction

July 14, 2010

Rats are born with an innate sense of direction.

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Podcast

July 9, 2010

Deciphering orangutan gestures, ancient bite marks, our innate sense of direction, and why Archaeopteryx might not have been able to fly.

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Mating Psychology Roundup

July 2, 2010

Research suggests that we're more attracted to people when others find them attractive.

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Mating Psychology Roundup

July 2, 2010

Research suggests that we're more attracted to people when others find them attractive.

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Smoking Vaccine

June 29, 2010

Researchers are testing a vaccine that could block the pleasurable effects of smoking.

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Schizophrenia & Creativity

June 24, 2010

The brains of healthy creative people share some similarities with those of schizophrenia patients.

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Post-Partum Depression in Men

June 21, 2010

Post-partum depression affects men as well as women.

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Podcast

June 18, 2010

Researchers test a smoking vaccine, the relationship between schizophrenia and creativity, and post-partum depression in men.

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Moral Actions

June 8, 2010

Doing good can improve physical endurance.

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Squinting

June 1, 2010

Squinting helps the eyes focus fuzzy images.

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Music Intelligence Roundup

May 28, 2010

Can listening to Mozart really make you smarter?

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Near-Miss Gambling

May 26, 2010

For problem gamblers, near misses are almost as exciting as hitting the jackpot.

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Brain Master Switch

May 25, 2010

Scientists have identified a protein that serves as the brain's master switch.

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Podcast

May 21, 2010

Why near misses keep problem gamblers coming back for more, doing good could make you stronger, an artificial pancreas to control diabetes, debunking the "Mozart" effect, and the brain's master switch.

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Chronic Pain

May 18, 2010

People with chronic pain experience pain differently than other people.

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Pigeon Leadership

May 17, 2010

Pigeons use a loose hierarchy to determine which way they flock.

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Race Roundup

May 14, 2010

What prejudice looks like in the brain.

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Knuckle Cracking

May 4, 2010

A 60-year-long experiment shows that knuckle cracking does not cause arthritis.

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Podcast

April 30, 2010

THE BRAIN: Empathy and aggression share the same neural circuitry, chronic pain sufferers process acute pain differently, how a brain implant made of silk could help epilepsy patients, the effects of pre-natal air pollution exposure on children's cognitive performance, and the psychology behind the Ouija board.

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