60-Second Mind

60-Second Mind

Tune in every Saturday for quick commentary on the latest news in behavior and brain research—it'll just take a minute

Episodes

Up Your Online Dating Game with Evidence-Based Strategies

February 14, 2015 • 3 mins
Choosing a user name starting with a letter appearing earlier in the alphabet is just one scientifically vetted way to increase the odds of turning an online encounter into a first date. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Junk Diet Rewires Rat Brains

February 7, 2015 • 2 mins
High-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports
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High Price Tag on Meds May Boost Healing

January 31, 2015 • 2 mins
Parkinson’s patients derived more benefits from a salt solution they were told was an expensive drug than from the same solution when it was described as being cheap medication. Karen Hopkin reports
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Publication Bias May Boost Findings for Bilingual Brain Benefits

December 30, 2014 • 2 mins
Of studies presented at conferences, those that found a cognitive benefit to bilingualism were almost twice as likely to get published in journals as were studies finding no benefit. Karen Hopkin reports  
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Inclusion Illusion Lessens Racial Bias

December 20, 2014 • 2 mins
Implicit bias against another race lessened after volunteers experienced themselves via virtual reality as a member of that race. Karen Hopkin reports  
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Blood Test Forecasts Concussion Severity

December 15, 2014 • 2 mins
Levels of a protein fragment in the blood paralleled how long head injuries benched hockey players. Ingrid Wickelgren reports
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Bouncy Gait Improves Mood

December 8, 2014 • 3 mins
If you're in an up mood, you may walk more energetically. But a study finds that purposefully walking more energetically may improve your mood. Christie Nicholson reports  
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Synchronized Walking Reduces Opponent's Perceived Size

November 9, 2014 • 2 mins
Subjects who kept pace with a walking colleague estimated a potential enemy to be smaller and lighter than did other walkers who were not marching. Karen Hopkin reports  
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Big Parental Control May Stunt Kid Assertiveness

November 3, 2014 • 2 mins
Young adults who’d had highly controlling parents were less able to stress their own viewpoints to a friend or partner in confident and productive ways. Daisy Yuhas reports  
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Lots or Little Sleep Linked to Sick Days

September 29, 2014 • 2 mins
Absence from work due to illness increased dramatically for those who slept less than six hours or more than nine hours per night. Christie Nicholson reports  
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Can’t Take My Eyes off You—Your Face, That Is

September 6, 2014 • 2 mins
The direction of your gaze when looking at someone offers an unconscious, automatic giveaway of whether your initial reaction is romance or sex. Christie Nicholson reports
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Talking to Strangers Makes You Happy

August 30, 2014 • 2 mins
People who had to strike up conversations on a subway later reported feeling happier than those who didn’t. Christie Nicholson reports.
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People Think Experiences Bring Happiness, Still Opt for Things

August 24, 2014 • 2 mins
Survey subjects rated life experiences as making them happier and as a better use of money than buying objects. But they actually spent their cash on material goods, whose value is more easily quantifiable. Erika Beras reports
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Childhood Stress Decreases Size of Brain Regions

August 16, 2014 • 2 mins
Children who experience neglect, abuse and/or poverty can have smaller amygdalas and hippocampuses, brain regions involved in emotion and memory, compared with kids raised in nurturing environments. Christie Nicholson reports  
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Even Monkeys Believe In Hot Streaks

August 12, 2014 • 2 mins
Monkeys trained to play fixed video games made moves indicating that they expected certain patterns to occur. Erika Beras reports  
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Brain State Bread Crumbs Lead Way Back to Consciousness

July 28, 2014 • 2 mins
Researchers studying anesthetized rats discovered a handful of activity patterns that may mark the path to consciousness after anesthesia. Karen Hopkin reports  
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Body's Pain Perception Mapped for First Time

June 23, 2014 • 3 mins
Our ability to pinpoint pain varies across the body, and in a specific pattern. Christie Nicholson reports  
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Vision Involves a Bit of Hearing, Too

June 2, 2014 • 2 mins
Researchers could tell what sounds blindfolded volunters were hearing by analyzing activity in their visual cortexes. Christie Nicholson reports  
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Parents Who Support Corporal Punishment Do It a Lot

May 21, 2014 • 3 mins
Thirty-three families allowed themselves to be recorded for up to six nights. Parents who said they supported corporal punishment did it often and with little provocation. Christie Nicholson reports  
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Extroversion Extends Benefits across Cultures

May 14, 2014 • 2 mins
In a study covering five different countries, subjects reported feeling best on the days when they practiced what are considered extroverted actions. Christie Nicholson reports  
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