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Kids prefer friends who talk like they do

Children tend to prefer to be friends with other children who speak with the same local accent as they have, even if they grow up in a diverse community and are regularly exposed to a variety of accents, according to new research. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on January 24, 2019

People think and behave differently in virtual reality than they do in real life

By studying the phenomenon of contagious yawning, the researchers learned that people’s reactions in virtual reality can be quite different from what they are in actual reality. They found that contagious yawning happens in VR, but people’s tendency to suppress yawns when they have company or feel they’re being watched don’t apply in the VR […]

Published on January 24, 2019

Students With Addictions Immersed In The Sober Life At ‘Recovery’ High Schools

SEATTLE — It’s the last class period of the day. The students lean back on couches and take turns describing the most important day of their lives: the day they became sober. For Marques Martinez, that date was Nov. 15, 2016. Until then, he had used OxyContin, Xanax and nearly every other drug he could […]

Published on January 24, 2019