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Serious, long-term stress can have dire consequences for your brain. That's because the immune system and the brain are intimately related. 
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A few subtle tweaks to a letter's shape can make a world of difference to some readers.
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
Un nuevo estilo de tipografía que ayuda a las personas con dislexia a leer mejor
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New studies show that the effects of marijuana on young people may be greater than we thought. One has found brain differences even in casual smokers. Via Luis Valdes
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"Si se diseñara una droga que fuera mala para los universitarios, sería la mariguana"
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Sleep is learning, of a very specific kind. “Sleep Study Skills” can help our teenagers game the system—and get enough sleep.
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Instead of hunting masterpieces at a fevered clip, spending more time with fewer works just might make for a better visit.
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
Más vale disfrutar un rato una sola pieza en vez de tratar de ver toda la exhibición rápido
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Getting a good grade doesn’t mean you retained the information. In his book, Benedict Carey offers better ways than cramming for you to hold on to knowledge.
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
¿Cómo aprendemos? Lecciones para estudiar mejor basadas en la neuropsicología
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Self-help videos tell women to learn to love their bodies by saying nice things to themselves in the mirror. Can shushing your harshest critic actually rewire the brain?
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
¿Cómo son tus conversaciones internas?
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Work out your brain by struggling to learn a new language.
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
Aprender un nuevo idioma como adultos tiene grandes beneficios para el cerebro (menos mal, pregúntenle a mi maestro de francés cómo me ha ido en mis intentos de aprenderlo en los 50´s)
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Even as the emphasis shifts to the keyboard, experts say that learning to write by hand improves motor skills, memory and creativity.
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
Escribir a mano tiene importantes ventajas neuropsicológicas aún en esta época de las computadoras
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The Yale psychologist Paul Bloom mines child-development research for insights into morality.
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¿Es innato cierto sentido de moralidad? Paul Bloom piensa que sí.
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Diagnoses have soared as makers of the drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have found success with a two-decade marketing campaign.
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
Cómo se ha "vendido" el TDA.Preocupante.
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Same-sex parents. Cohabiting couples. Voluntary kin. Children with parents in prison. Immigrant-Americans. What we thought of as the typical American family is being rapidly redefined. It is more diverse than it was even half a year ago.
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Excelente artículo sobre cómo han cambiado las familias en Estados Unidos, creo que algunos de estos cambios se están dando en otros países también.
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by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. On Wednesday, I covered a new article published in JAMA that called into question the utility of antidepressant medications for anything other than very severe depression. Today, I would like to switch gears to a... Via Ismael Diaz Oropeza
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November 23, 2013 8:22 PM
Los resultados muestran que lo más efectivo para la depresión en adultos es el tratamiento combinado : psicoterapia y medicación., se obtienen mejores resultados a largo plazo. |
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Cómo usar las tecnologías emergentes para aumentar nuestra felicidad
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January 26, 2015 4:51 PM
Cómo usar las tecnologías emergentes para aumentar nuestra felicidad
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It’s a common saying that elephants never forget. But the more we learn about elephants, the more it appears that their impressive memory is only one aspect of an incredible intelligence that makes them some of the most social, creative, and benevolent creatures on Earth. Alex Gendler takes us into the incredible, unforgettable mind of an elephant.
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Los elefantes piensan y sienten de maneras similares a los humanos.
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When stressed, men are more prone to taking risky bets with little payoff.
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¿Crees que las mujeres son mejores para tomar decisiones que los hombres? Algunos datos interesantes sobre las diferencias fisiológicas entre los géneros ante el estrés.
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People who live in a traditional village — that means a community of about 150 people — are far better off than the rest of us. The author of a new book explains "the village effect."
Margarita Tarragona's insight:
¿Sabías que históricamente las aldeas han sido de aprox. 150 personas? Y esta cantidad tiene sus beneficios psicológicos
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The ABC's of Positive Psychology through my lens: From A-Z, words that get me #PositivelyPsyched!
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El ABC de la psicología positiva
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‘We measure the amount of brain activity while somebody’s doing something. You can’t generate more activity beyond a certain point. There’s an upper limit.’ …
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¿Podemos realmente hacer multi-tasking? Sí, pero inevitablemente se pierde calidad en la ejecución. MUY peligroso al conducir: baja en 37% la calidad del manejo
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Si te gusta leer libros de papel, buenas noticias
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Students who used longhand remembered more and had a deeper understanding of the material
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Quienes toman notas a mano en vez de hacerlo en la computadora retienen mejor el material
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Chris Chambers: After 50 years of stagnation in research practice, psychology is leading reforms that will benefit all life sciences
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April 1, 2014 10:22 AM
Yo pienso que esta psicología es chévere, como carrefour.
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Greater Good's editors pick the most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books published this year on the science of a meaningful life.
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10 libros del 2013 basados en investigaciones de psicología
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La cultura moldea ciertos aspectos del cerebro.Fascinantes investigaciones.
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Museum visits increase test scores, generate social responsibility and increase appreciation of the arts by students.
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Visitar un museo trae muchasa consecuencias positivas para los estudiantes.
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El estrés crónico provoca inflamación en el cerebro y aumenta el riesgo de trastornos mentales