Human Pheromones: Our Customized Perfume
Human Pheromones have been a long-debated topic in science. New perfumes come out every year claiming to have human pheromones that will make you more […]
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Associative Learning: Learning from association or relating several things
How do punishments and rewards affect us? Have you ever wondered how we learn that something is dangerous or beneficial to us? What is associative […]
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Coprolalia: The Reason Behind Involuntary Profane Outbursts
Obscene language is a big part of everybody’s daily lives – whether we like to believe it or not. Perhaps you banged your toe against the […]
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Social Psychology: Interaction Between Psychology and Society
What is social psychology? What are its practical applications? Who are its main authors? What topics do social psychologists study? In this article, we will […]
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Psychotic Episode: What is it, causes, awareness and more
A psychotic episode is an incident in which reality judgment is severely affected. It not only appears in the course of a serious illness, such […]
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Vascular Dementia: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention
The term dementia is familiar to everyone, however, what is Vascular Dementia? Throughout this article will explain what is this type of dementia, its causes, […]
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Emotional Intelligence Test: 24 questions to measure your EI
Emotional Intelligence Test. “Your IQ affects only 20% of your work and professional success, but emotional intelligence affects an 80%” Do you dare to take […]
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Emotional Contagion: Everything You Need to Know
Emotional Contagion. Have you ever been in a bad mood and all of a sudden it seems like everyone around you is in a bad […]
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Emotional Intelligence: What is it, interpretation models and controversies.
Emotional Intelligence. Mark and John had a fight with their boss. When each of them got to their homes, Mark started yelling at his kids […]
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Korsakoff Syndrome: inventing memories to compensate forgetfulness
Korsakoff syndrome is a memory problem that is usually due to alcohol abuse or overly restrictive diets that lead to vitamin deficiency. Find out here […]
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Hippocampus: the orchestra director in the deepest part of our brain
Hippocampus. Have you ever gone blank and forgotten what you were going to say? Our brain is full of important data and information that we […]
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Acrophobia: What is it, symptoms and how to get over it?
Acrophobia. Are you afraid of heights? Do you feel unable to observe a landscape from the top of a mountain? Are you horrified when you […]
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Creative Thinking: What is it and how to improve it
Creative thinking is the ability to think in new and original ways. It means straying from traditional ideas and creating alternative solutions. Learn about the […]
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Cinderella Complex: What is it and turn it into Independence
Do you think you have a Disney Complex? It could very well be the Cinderella Complex. The dependency on others rather than being independent yourself. […]
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Evaluative Conditioning: The How and Why of Forming Opinions without Facts.
Have you ever wondered why we judge a book by its cover? Here, you will read about how and why we form first opinions without […]
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Intellectual Disability: Everything you need to know to understand it
In this article we address in depth what is the intellectual disability: symptoms and diagnostic criteria, types of intellectual disability and its characteristics, causes […]
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Brain Facts: Learn some curious and fascinating facts about the brain!
Brain facts. Our brain is exciting, it is the result of millions of years of evolution and although it is still an enigma, we are […]
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Art therapy: Everything you need to know about this marvelous therapy
What is art therapy? How can is something like art become a tool to help you through depression, anxiety, and even dyslexia? Find out everything […]
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What is MSG: Everything you need to know about this flavor enhancer
What is MSG and what is it used for? What is the relationship between MSG and the fifth flavor or umami? Should we avoid this […]
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Effective communication skills: What are they and how to improve them?
Have you ever wanted to communicate better? Do you feel insecure when speaking in public? Is it hard for you to write? Do you not […]
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12 pairs of cranial nerves: What are they and what are their functions?
12 pairs of cranial nerves enable us to perform our daily routine in a comfortable and efficient way, as they take part of the information […]
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Sense of Smell: What is it, its process, curiosities and disorders
What is the sense of smell and how does it work? It can be said that the sense of smell is one of the five […]
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The Pygmalion Effect: Can what is expected from us define our paths?
The Pygmalion Effect.Think of a basketball coach that encourages their team to imagine the ball going into the hoop right before they take a shot, […]
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Low self-esteem: Causes, consequences and tests – What can I do?
Learning to say “I love myself” is much harder than it seems. Test yourself. Through this article, we will explain the keys to developing a […]
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Effects of alcohol on the brain: Everything you need to know in this guide
Effects of alcohol on the brain. Several studies confirm the relationship between alcohol abuse and cognitive impairment. Binge drinking can have serious consequences for our […]
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Nervous System: what is it, functions, areas and diseases
Have you ever stopped to think about how the Nervous System works? How is your body organized? How does it really work? What structures make […]
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Self-control: Learn what it is and how to handle it to succeed
Do you feel that your lack of self-control prevents you from achieving your goals? Do you feel that you can’t handle your anxiety or anger? […]
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Daydreaming: what is it, why do we do it, can it be dangerous?
You are now entering Lala land (no, not the one with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, unfortunately) but a land where it’s all about you. […]
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Job Stress: Your complete guide to office survival
Humans are difficult. We get stressed out looking for a job when we don’t have one, and then once we get a job, we blame […]
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Hypersexuality: A complete guide to nymphomania and satyriasis
A complete guide to hypersexuality and sex addiction in men (satyriasis), women (nymphomania) and children. Discover what is hypersexuality disorder, symptoms, causes and consequences. Useful […]
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Willpower: The complete guide to good habits
It’s common to think that obese people, smokers, and drinkers have little to no willpower. Is this true? How does willpower affect people? What is […]
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Delirium Tremens: Severe consequence of alcoholism
Delirium tremens is a withdrawal disorder that happens in alcoholic people as a result of an interruption in alcohol consumption. It happens to 5% of […]
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Broca’s Aphasia: diagnosis, causes and rehabilitation
Aphasia is a neurological disorder that implies a loss of communicative skills, meaning you can lose expressive and comprehension of the language. Depending on the […]
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Infertility: Guide to what is it, causes and different treatments
Infertility. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines it as a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after […]
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Neuropsychology: A complete guide to all your questions
We clarify all the questions you may have about neuropsychology: What it is, what does it study, neuropsychologist’s role and patients, what cognitive tests are […]
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Neurofeedback or Neurotherapy: Everything you need to know
Neurofeedback: What is it? What is it based on? What is it for? In recent years, more professionals and centers have started to offer neurofeedback […]
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What Is Brain Freeze: Why we get it and ways to avoid it
Summer is finally here. It’s time for ice-cream! YAYYYY!!!! Woops I got carried away and ate mine too quickly. Now I have a brain freeze! Hold on, […]
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Does My Child Display Symptoms of Conduct Disorder?
This will be your new easy to read guide on all things you need to know about conduct disorder in children and teens. From the […]
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Cognitive processes: What are they? Can they improve?
Detecting changes around us, remembering a shopping list, deciding what apartment to rent, helping a friend with a problem… What do all these situations have […]
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What is aphasia? Useful guide to fight lack of communication
What is Aphasia? A complete guide to Aphasia: What is it, what types are there and their classification, causes, clinical cases, evaluation, treatment and tips […]
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Frontal Lobe: Areas, functions and disorders related to it
The brain is divided into four lobes, differentiated by their location and functions. In this article, we are going to focus on one of the lobes: […]
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What are Altruistic Behaviors? Do they exist or are they just a myth?
Altruistic behaviors. To help others is a constant choice you can make every day. Giving money to someone on the street, helping the elderly cross […]
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Bonding with your baby. Everything you need to know about those special moments.
Does bonding with your baby affect his or her development for the rest of their lives? Are there any benefits for mothers as well? These […]
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Mirror neurons: The most powerful learning tool
Mirror neurons. Imitation has always been a powerful learning tool. The human brain is enabled with different mechanisms that allow us to imitate actions. Babies […]
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Maslow’s Pyramid: what is it, what are its levels, how can we apply it, does it only have advantages?
Our needs move us to overcome every challenge that is thrown our way daily. What is Maslow’s pyramid? What is it for? What are its […]
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Teacher burnout: What is it and what consequences does it have on students?
Stress and unmotivation among teachers is becoming a common issue among faculty. Low self esteem, work overload, emotional exhaustion and difficulties in dealing with disruptive, uninterested, […]
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Gambling Addiction: What is it? What are the symptoms and knowing when to stop
A gambling addiction, also known as pathological gambling, compulsive gambling, or problem gambling is the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes […]
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Birth Order: does it determine your personality or is it a myth?
We often hear how the middle child has it the worst, the youngest out of three is known to be spoiled, and the first born […]
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Sensory Processing Disorder: What is it? What are the symptoms, treatments and does my child exhibit any signs? Take the mini quiz!
“Sometimes the noise in my life bothers me. It hurts my ears.” These are common things people with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) or Sensory Integration […]
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Impulsive Behavior: What is it, what are its symptoms, causes and can it be diagnosed?
“I had to buy it!…” “I just couldn’t resist!” “I don’t regret anything I said!” These are common expressions we hear every day and we […]
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