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Count on it: Baboons ‘know’ numbers
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Like children who have not yet learned to count, olive baboons are able to rely on “more or less” comparisons to understand numbers.“The human capacity for complex symbolic math is...
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Kids with autism spot motion faster
U. ROCHESTER / YALE / VANDERBILT (US) — Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, a new study shows.Researchers say this hypersensitivity to motion may...
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This quick visual test predicts IQ
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A brief test of a person’s ability to filter out visual movement—in this case, black and white bars moving across a screen—can predict IQ.The test is the first purely sensory...
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In US South, more racial bias where cotton was king
White Southerners who live today in former slavery strongholds, a region known as the Cotton Belt, are more likely to express negative attitudes toward blacks than their fellow Southerners. The...
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Brain can trick us into seeing in the dark
Even in the dark, at least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand, according to a new study using computerized eye-trackers. “Seeing in total darkness? According to the current...
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At-home therapy a ‘lifeline’ for minority moms
Screening, combined with weekly home visits that provide short-term, relationship-focused therapy, can relieve depression among low-income minority mothers. Faced with the dual demands of motherhood...
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Discussing marriage in movies can cut divorce rate
A new study finds that watching and discussing movies about relationships is as effective in lowering divorce rates as other, more intensive early marriage counseling programs. Discussing five movies...
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Is American Bar Association biased against women, minority judges?
Women and minority judicial nominees systematically receive lower ratings from the American Bar Association than male or white candidates, new research shows. An analysis of 1,770 district court...
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20-minute ‘snapshot’ gives teachers better feedback
A new assessment tool offers a less subjective way to evaluate classroom instruction and only takes 20 minutes to complete, report researchers. The assessment also provides immediate and meaningful...
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Gambling monkeys believe in ‘winning streaks’
Humans tend to detect winning and losing streaks in situations that are actually random. The first study of this phenomenon in non-human primates finds that monkeys share this “hot hand bias.”...
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