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Fish can count - but only up to four

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 23:40
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London, Apr 1 (ANI): Fish have the limited ability to count directly up to four, say scientists. Christian Agrillo, an experimental psychologist at the university of Padua in Italy, said that it was during a study on North American mosquito fish that their limited mathematical ability was observed. The researcher said that the fish used its mathematical ability to count the number of other fish around it. "We ... Full story

Genes ‘time virginity loss’

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 23:26
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London, Apr 1 (ANI): There's a genetic link to the age at which a person loses his or her virginity, says a new study. And the correlation can be explained by inherited behavioural traits such as impulsivity could help determine when people first have sex. "It's not like there's a gene for having a sex at a certain date," New Scientist quoted says Nancy Segal, a psychologist ... Full story

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Spanking helps ‘bring couples closer’: Study

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 4:57
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London, Mar 31 (ANI): Spanking during sex might be stressful at first but it helps bring couples closer together, according to a study. According to scientists from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, sadomasochistic (S and M) activities like spanking, bondage, and flogging increase relationship closeness. During the study, lead researcher Brad Sagarin looked at 13 men and women at an S and M party in Arizona, and ... Full story

Judy or Joshua are Britain’s happiest names, while Lynn or Ben most miserable

Sunday, March 29, 2009, 20:11
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London, March 28 (ANI): People named Judy or Joshua are likely to be the happiest in Britain, and those called Lynn or Ben the most miserable. This suggestion comes from Dr David Holmes, a psychologist at Manchester Metro-politan University, who believes that people's personalities can change to fit the name they are given. He says that women named Stephanie, Linda, Pam and Pat are among the ... Full story

5 minutes of sustained physical activity prevents obesity in kids

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 12:37
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Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Just five minutes of sustained physical activity can help prevent childhood obesity, according to a study. Researchers from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, have revealed that several bursts of exercise that last five minutes or more may be better for preventing childhood obesity than ... Full story

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Salt is ‘nature’s antidepressant’

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 2:32
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Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): Forget doling out loads of cash on therapist's fee or anti-depressants pills - a new study has found that salt can put people in a better mood. According to University of Iowa psychologist Kim Johnson and colleagues, when rats are deficient in sodium chloride, common table salt, they shy ... Full story

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Love gives Symonds a new lease of life

Sunday, March 8, 2009, 9:49
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Melbourne, Mar 8 (ANI): Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds has told how reconciling with girlfriend Katie Johnson has helped him battle depression and given him a new lease on life. The troubled star of Australian cricket star has also revealed his battle with the bottle, and how he considered quitting cricket besides the deep bouts of depression that left him reeling. Symonds will get a new ... Full story

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Human sweat contains emotional meanings

Saturday, March 7, 2009, 17:15
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Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): They say "eyes are the mirror of one's emotions," but scientists have now found that human sweat also contains emotional meanings. Rice University psychologist Denise Chen has shown that when threatened, many animals release chemicals as a warning signal to members of their own species, who in turn react to the signals and take action. The researcher says that a similar phenomenon occurs ... Full story

Kylie Minogue scientifically proven to have best bum

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:27
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London, Mar 4 (ANI): Kylie Minogue is known to have the best posterior in tinsel town, and now it has even been proven scientifically. Dr. David Holmes, a psychologist, has come up with a formula to find out what makes Kylie's backside so bootylicious, and discover which celebs have got those great curves. His calculations include scores for shape (S), circularity or roundness (C), bounciness (B), firmness ... Full story

Most UK parents concerned about video games’ content

Friday, February 27, 2009, 18:33
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London, February 27 (ANI): The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has found in a survey that almost three quarters of parents are worried about the content of video games, and want that the gaming industry be regulated independently. Conducted by YouGov on behalf of the BBFC, the survey revealed that most parents in the UK thought that video games should be given the same ... Full story

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Fergie’s masterful mind games with Mourinho

Friday, February 27, 2009, 17:36
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London, Feb.27 (ANI): Manchester United coach-cum-manager Sir Alex Ferguson has proved that he is the king of footie managerial mind games. That is the view of sports psychologist Ken Way, whose clients include Premier League and England stars. Manchester United gaffer Sir Alex clashed countless times with the self-proclaimed "Special One" Jose Mourinho when he was manager of rivals Chelsea.nd The Sun got Ken to ... Full story

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Gestures help students develop new ideas to learn maths

Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 11:33
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Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Students who were taught to solve problems with the help of gestures are more likely to develop new ways of understanding mathematics than those who are taught only by words, according to a study at the University of Chicago. Although its long known that movements help retrieve information about an event or physical activity associated with action, this is the first study ... Full story

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People who fear heights significantly overestimate vertical distances

Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 10:39
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London, February 25 (ANI): Two American studies suggest that some people start shaking atop skyscrapers, or feel their knees buckle going over bridges, because they significantly overestimate vertical distances. The researchers behind the study say that the stronger the fear, the bigger the error would be. Russell Jackson, a cognitive psychologist at California State University in San Marcos who led one of the studies, says that ... Full story

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How our brains make sense of sentences

Sunday, February 22, 2009, 11:01
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Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): 'Brain Storming' sessions often see people talking of a variety of topics, but how a person's brain quickly processes the meaning and understands what other people are saying at the same time is an ability that has always intrigued researchers. Psychologist Jos J.A. Van Berkum from the Max Planck Institute in The Netherlands has now described how the brain turn seemingly random ... Full story

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Work pressure fuelling binge-drinking epidemic

Friday, February 20, 2009, 12:50
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London, Feb 20 (ANI): Boom in binge- drinking is being fuelled by an unexpected source - the pressure to be "perfect" at work. That's the conclusion of a leading psychologist, who carried out a study of drinkers and found they struggled with the stress of having to control their emotions in the workplace. Instead, they let off steam at weekends, reports the Scotsman. Professor Anna van Wersch, who is ... Full story

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‘iTunes university’ better than real-life lectures

Thursday, February 19, 2009, 16:33
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London, Feb 19 (ANI): University students have got a new excuse to skip classes- podcast lectures. According to a new study, university students who download a podcast lecture achieve substantially higher exam results than those who attend the lecture in person. With Podcasted lectures, or 'iTunes university', the students can replay difficult parts of a lecture and take better notes. "It isn't so much that you have a ... Full story

Even monkeys can subtract

Thursday, February 19, 2009, 14:27
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Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Humans may not be the only intelligent animals on Earth, for a new study has shown that monkeys can subtract. Duke University researchers, who conducted the study, said that the discovery marks the first time a nonhuman species has been seen having 'widespread success' with subtraction, reports National Geographic News. In the study, the researchers found that rhesus macaques placed in front of ... Full story

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People can be duped into recalling faces they’ve never seen

Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 10:31
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London, February 17 (ANI): A new study suggests that it is possible to dupe people into recalling faces that they have never seen. Elizabeth Loftus, a psychologist at the University of Caliornia, Irvine, says that soldiers training under conditions simulating capture prove even more susceptible. While making a presentation at AAAS this weekend, she revealed that her team showed volunteers a photograph of a face and ... Full story

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High sex hormone levels ‘make women unfaithful’

Sunday, February 15, 2009, 19:37
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London, Jan 14 (ANI): Ladies who have extra-marital affairs can blame it on their hormones, claims a new study, which found that women with high levels of estrogen not only look and feel pretty - but are also more prone to hop from man to man. strogen, the so-called female hormone, affects fertility and makes women dress more provocatively. Dr. Kristina Durante of The University of Texas ... Full story

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Speech perception involves multiple senses, not just hearing

Thursday, February 12, 2009, 21:54
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Washington, February 12 (ANI): While people generally think of speech as being something they hear, a report now suggests that speech perception involves multiple senses. Published in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science, the report says that the brain treats speech as something that people hear, see, and even feel. Psychologist Lawrence D. Rosenblum of the University of California, Riverside, says that people receive a lot ... Full story