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MIT Reader: Across Cultures, One Key to Happiness Stands Out

Posted on August 31, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Across Cultures, One Key to Happiness Stands Out Decades of global surveys point to a single, consistent foundation of well-being: our relationships. By: Tim Lomas       One of the most comprehensive assessments of factors affecting well-being is the World Values … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Big Five No More? New Study Uncovers Hidden Personality Traits

Posted on August 27, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

TGA could lead to a more precise understanding of personality and classifications in psychopathology. Credit: Neuroscience News Big Five No More? New Study Uncovers Hidden Personality Traits FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·August 26, 2025 Summary: For 40 years, the Big Five personality model has … Continue reading →

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EL Pais: Technology and psychiatric diagnosis

Posted on August 20, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Health  Beyond subjectivity: How technology aims to improve psychiatric diagnoses Different tools are detecting biomarkers associated with pathologies such as depression and schizophrenia, opening more avenues to identify the conditions beyond the traditional patient account and doctor’s assessment Rodrigo Santodomingo … Continue reading →

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What Drives Women to Kill? Emotion & Threat, Not Psychopathy

Posted on July 26, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

The current study suggests that neither psychopathy nor instrumental aggression are strong drivers for women who kill, which is consistent with previous research. Credit: Neuroscience News What Drives Women to Kill? Emotion & Threat, Not Psychopathy FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·July 23, 2025 … Continue reading →

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Grok3 AI: Do you know someone who has had a stroke, a traumatic brain injury, may have other neurological conditions. You never seem to have the answers to all your questions but I highly recommend Grok3 AI to give the person some confidence and reassurance. Below are questions I may have asked and not remember the answers or then there may be other reasons

Posted on July 22, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Sustained contre coup tramatic brain injury 30+ years ago. Memory deficits/amnesia. Not able learn by rote. Alternatives cause confusion and I tend to doubt what people tell me. Have you anything to say about this? A coup-contrecoup traumatic brain injury … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: AI … how we really make decisions. Comment: Could this explain why people with TBI or mental illness find it so difficult to exercise choice?

Posted on July 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Tiny AI Models Reveal How We Really Make Decisions FeaturedNeuroscience ·July 18, 2025 Summary: Decision-making often involves trial and error, but conventional models assume we always act optimally based on past experience. A new study used small, interpretable artificial neural networks … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Brain Injury Could Explain Sudden Criminal Behavior. Quote: “This tract connects areas involved in emotion and decision-making, and when disrupted, may impair impulse control and moral reasoning.”

Posted on June 27, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Brain Injury Could Explain Sudden Criminal Behavior FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·June 27, 2025 Summary: A new study has found that damage to a specific white matter pathway in the brain—the right uncinate fasciculus—may increase the likelihood of criminal or violent behavior following brain … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: AI Reveals How Your Words Reflect Personality

Posted on June 26, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

AI Reveals How Your Words Reflect Personality FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·June 26, 2025 Summary: Researchers have shown that AI can detect personality traits from written text and, crucially, now understand how these models make decisions. By applying explainable AI techniques like integrated gradients, … Continue reading →

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A most remarkable person, Eleanor Maguire, cognitive neuroscientist. When I had cancer I wrote to her about her research, as below, based on my experience with a TBI. She replied and suggested reading certain articles. Sad to say, just a young woman, she passed away from cancer.

Posted on June 16, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Eleanor Maguire was a renowned cognitive neuroscientist known for her groundbreaking research on the brain’s role in memory, navigation, and imagination. Her work, particularly focusing on the hippocampus, transformed our understanding of how these cognitive functions are supported by the brain. She employed … Continue reading →

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Futurism Neoscope: Scientists Figured Out the Personality Traits of Influencers, and It Could Explain a Lot

Posted on June 10, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Jun 8, 8:15 AM EDT/ by Noor Al-Sibai Scientists Figured Out the Personality Traits of Influencers, and It Could Explain a Lot This is kind of sad. More and more young people are gunning to become influencers — but certain personality types appear more … Continue reading →

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