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On Collaboration
Read more: On CollaborationSlate begins a series on creative pairs: Two is the Magic Number. The sensation of “mirror neurons” helped further dissolve the distinction. About 10 years ago, a team of Italian researchers showed that certain neurons that fire during actions by macaque monkeys—when they pick up a peanut, for example—also fire when they watch someone else…
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What Kids See
Read more: What Kids SeeChildren and Adults See the World Differently, Research Finds Unlike adults, children are able to keep information from their senses separate and may therefore perceive the visual world differently, according to new research…
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School Phobia
Read more: School PhobiaKids who really don’t want to go to school addressed in When a Doctor’s Note for a Student Doesn’t Help (NYT): The first time I realized I was complicit in school refusal, I didn’t even know the term. It was about a decade ago, and my patient was a boy who seemed to be spending his…
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CBT v. Loneliness
Read more: CBT v. LonelinessScience Daily: Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective in Fighting Loneliness [T]he four interventions that helped people break the cycle of negative thoughts about self-worth and how people perceive them were the most effective at reducing loneliness. Studies that used cognitive-behavioral therapy, a technique also used for treating depression, eating disorders and other problems, were found…
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Just a Coincidence
Read more: Just a CoincidenceNew at YANSS: The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy. The Misconception: You take randomness into account when determining cause and effect. The Truth: You tend to ignore random chance when the results seem meaningful or when you want a random event to have a meaningful cause. The fallacy gets its name from imagining a cowboy shooting at…