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"Self-Distancing" Can Help People Calm Aggressive Reactions

"Self-Distancing" Can Help People Calm Aggressive Reactions | Science News | Scoop.it

A new study reveals a simple strategy that people can use to minimize how angry and aggressive they get when they are provoked by others. When someone makes you angry, try to pretend you’re viewing the scene at a distance - in other words, you are an observer rather than a participant in this stressful situation. Then, from that distanced perspective, try to understand your feelings.


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Does Speaking in a Second Language Make You Think More, or Feel Less?

Does Speaking in a Second Language Make You Think More, or Feel Less? | Science News | Scoop.it

For all of our capacity for rational, analytical thought, we can have different feelings about the same thing—even make different decisions about it—depending on the language used to talk about it.

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The Neurocritic: I Feel Your Pain... and I Enjoy It

The Neurocritic: I Feel Your Pain... and I Enjoy It | Science News | Scoop.it

Sexual sadism is a psychiatric disorder in which sexual pleasure is derived from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others. While the psychological and forensic aspects of sexual sadism have been well characterized, little is known about the neurocognitive circuitry associated with the disorder

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Seeing, Feeling Have Something In Common - Science News

Seeing, Feeling Have Something In Common - Science News | Science News | Scoop.it
Protein needed for eye development also involved in detecting vibrations...
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As Science Turns Its Attention to Feeling

As Science Turns Its Attention to Feeling | Science News | Scoop.it
One of corollaries on the rise of science has been a schism between the arts and sciences. The sciences are thought to be all about truth and objectivity: the arts about feelings and creativity. Neither stereotype holds up.
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How Moms Talk Influences Children's Perspective-Taking Ability

How Moms Talk Influences Children's Perspective-Taking Ability | Science News | Scoop.it

Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people's thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children of the same age.


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Robots Get a Feel for the World at USC Viterbi

Robots Get a Feel for the World at USC Viterbi | Science News | Scoop.it

Robots equipped with tactile sensor better able to identify materials through touch than humans, enabling more lifelike prosthetics


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Researchers One Step Closer to Giving Robots the Ability to “Feel”

Researchers One Step Closer to Giving Robots the Ability to “Feel” | Science News | Scoop.it
A particular area of interest I have is the the use of robots in space exploration so I try to keep an eye out for interesting developments within the robotics field to share with you guys. I came...
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Tired of Feeling Bad? The New Science of Feelings Can Help

Tired of Feeling Bad? The New Science of Feelings Can Help | Science News | Scoop.it
Is your emotional style getting you down? Research finds the neural basis of your responses to life-and how you can change them.
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Body Think!

Body Think! | Science News | Scoop.it
In our last post we posed a primate puzzler. How did the chimpanzee in Wolfgang Köhler’s experiment reach the banana hung from a hook in the ceiling? Solving this primate puzzler involves thinking with body feelings.
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New sensation: Phones that let you feel the world

New sensation: Phones that let you feel the world | Science News | Scoop.it
(AP) -- Sure, today's phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing?
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'Mindfulness' exercises help curb stress and fatigue associated with arthritis

'Mindfulness' exercises help curb stress and fatigue associated with arthritis | Science News | Scoop.it
'Mindfulness' exercises, which focus on experiencing the present moment, no matter how difficult, can help curb the stress and fatigue associated with painful rheumatoid joint disease, indicates a small study published online in the Annals of...
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