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https://neuroscience.berkeley.edu/undergraduate-researcher-maps-brain-circuitry-and-reveals-the-limitations-of-a-commonly-used-research-method/

Undergraduate researcher maps brain circuitry and reveals the limitations of a commonly used research method - Berkeley Neuroscience Daniel Cardozo Pinto, a former undergrad in the Lammel lab, is first author on a new paper in Nature Communications! Read more about his research and path in science.

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https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/08/19/readingbrainmap/

A map of the brain can tell what you’re reading about Brain scientists open yet another door to our inner thoughts and narratives

https://news.berkeley.edu/story_jump/cerebellum-map/

Scientists map our underappreciated ‘little brain’ New atlas of cerebellum hopes to advance study of brain disorders

https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/06/26/disrupted-sleep-in-ones-50s-60s-raises-risk-of-alzheimers-disease/

Disrupted sleep in one’s 50s, 60s raises risk of Alzheimer’s disease Protein tangles in the aging brain throw sleep rhythms out of sync, likely leading to some of the memory problems associated with dementia

https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/controlling-emotions-secrets-research

How to live the good life: 4 easy secrets backed by research Feelings aren’t very welcome in the workplace and they’re not taught much in schools. So as adults we get plenty of practice in controlling emotions.

https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2019/6/13/18677595/alison-gopnik-changed-how-i-think-about-love

Alison Gopnik changed how I think about love The professor came on The Ezra Klein Show to talk about parenting, friendships, marriage, and schooling.

https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-self-distancing-this-practice-can-help-your-mental-health-relationships-17298648https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-self-distancing-this-practice-can-help-your-mental-health-relationships-17298648

Here’s How To Practice Self-Distancing & Get A Handle On Your Mental Health Sometimes getting a bit of perspective can be difficult, particularly if you're immersed in a tricky situation where there are a lot of emotions and moving pieces in play. To help out — and give you some distance from your own situation in order to…

https://thefrisky.com/heres-why-humans-are-built-to-be-kind/

Here’s Why Humans Are Built To Be Kind When many people think about Darwin’s theory of evolution and survival of the fittest, they assume that the competition to pass on genes is what defines human beings, and that that competitive impulse makes us

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190523161150.htm

What we think we know -- but might not -- pushes us to learn more: New findings challenge the popular assumption that curiosity in general is the prime driver of learning Our doubts about what we think we know pique our curiosity and motivate us to learn more, according to new research.

https://www.kcra.com/article/science-of-happiness-giving-yourself-a-break-will-make-you-happier-experts-say/27485797

Science of Happiness: Giving yourself a break will make you happier, experts say Researchers use science to create a road map to self-compassion

https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/05/13/walker-tedtalk/

You won’t snooze through this TED Talk UC Berkeley neuroscientist Matthew Walker’s review of sleep science is an eye-opener

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/lucia-jacobs-87-investigates-fascinating-behavior-squirrels

Lucia Jacobs *87 Investigates the Fascinating Behavior of Squirrels On Easter mornings, before hunting for eggs, Lucia Jacobs *87 was obliged to wait for her parents to rise. The activity outside her window made this more than difficult.

http://www.ohmidog.com/2019/04/04/how-a-dogs-nose-knows-more-than-our-noses-know/

How a dog's nose knows more than our noses know - ohmidog!

https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/scientific-tricks-to-fall-asleep-when-you-cant-sleep-according-to-a-sleep-expert

5 scientific tricks to fall asleep fast when you can’t sleep, according to a sleep expert Falling asleep is as much an art as it is a science. Whilst these scientific tricks can help you get to sleep faster, they aren’t rules set in stone.

https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/03/15/alisongopniklecture/

Kids are smarter than adults when solving certain problems Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik gives talk on the pluses of youthful exploration

https://psychcentral.com/news/2019/03/18/facial-expressions-alone-may-not-convey-emotional-state/143285.html

Facial Expressions Alone May Not Convey Emotional State New research clarifies that emotional intelligence involves much more than reading people's micro-expressions. When it comes to reading a person's state of mind, the visual context of background and action is as important as facial expressions and body language. Researchers from the University of Ca...

http://www.dailycal.org/2019/03/17/the-making-and-breaking-of-relationships/

Weekender | The making and breaking of relationships Underlying this popular conception of love and gift-giving is the very real phenomenon of close relationships, which require both nurture and maintenance with a dose of awareness, insight, compassion, communication and more.

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/03/01/what-makes-something-funny-genetics-almost-certainly-plays-a-role/

What makes something funny? Genetics almost certainly plays a role What we find funny can differ wildly from person to person. And scientists have found that genetics plays at least some role in determining why someone might find something particularly amusing.

https://www.kqed.org/science/1938255/how-your-dogs-nose-knows-so-much

How Your Dog's Nose Knows So Much Dogs have a famously great sense of smell, but what makes their noses so much more powerful than ours? They're packing some sophisticated equipment inside that squishy schnozz.

https://www.healtheuropa.eu/interactive-audio-map-conveying-emotion/90173/

First-ever interactive audio map conveying emotion According to University of California, those spontaneous nonverbal exclamations we make speak volumes, expressing more about what we're feeling than previously understood.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/radcliffe-fellow-tracks-squirrels-for-insights-on-human-memory/

Radcliffe fellow tracks squirrels for insights on human memory Radcliffe Fellow Lucia Jacobs hopes to gain insights on human memory from her work with squirrels.

https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/01/28/sleep-pain-connection/

Sleep loss heightens pain sensitivity, dulls brain’s painkilling response Neural glitches in the sleep-deprived brain intensify and prolong the agony of sickness and injury

https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting-style-carpenter-versus-gardener/

Why Being A ‘Carpenter Parent’ Can Be Harmful To Kids The “gardener” parent takes a more hands-off approach.