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- Facebook use predicts declines in happiness, new study finds
- Researchers debunk myth of 'right-brained' and 'left-brained' personality traits
- Preschoolers inability to estimate quantity relates to later math difficulty
- Watermelon juice relieves post-exercise muscle soreness
- Two left feet? Study looks to demystify why we lose our balance
| Facebook use predicts declines in happiness, new study finds Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:19 PM PDT Facebook helps people feel connected, but it doesn't necessarily make them happier, a new study shows. |
| Researchers debunk myth of 'right-brained' and 'left-brained' personality traits Posted: 14 Aug 2013 04:05 PM PDT Neuroscientists now assert that there is no evidence within brain imaging that indicates some people are right-brained or left-brained. For years in popular culture, the terms left-brained and right-brained have come to refer to personality types, with an assumption that some people use the right side of their brain more, while some use the left side more. Researchers have debunked that myth through identifying specific networks in the left and right brain that process lateralized functions. |
| Preschoolers inability to estimate quantity relates to later math difficulty Posted: 14 Aug 2013 10:25 AM PDT Preschool children who showed less ability to estimate the number of objects in a group were 2.4 times more likely to have a later mathematical learning disability than other young people, according to psychologists. |
| Watermelon juice relieves post-exercise muscle soreness Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:49 AM PDT Watermelon juice's reputation among athletes is getting scientific support in a new study, which found that juice from the summer favorite fruit can relieve post-exercise muscle soreness. The report attributes watermelon's effects to the amino acid L-citrulline. |
| Two left feet? Study looks to demystify why we lose our balance Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:47 AM PDT It's always in front of a million people and feels like eternity. You're strolling along when suddenly you've stumbled -- the brain realizes you're falling, but your muscles aren't doing anything to stop it. |
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