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Television coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, has been plentiful, but much can still be learned from the culture of the country, a Kansas State University specialist said.”Exploring aging in China can offer ideas for America’s population,” said Deb Sellers, Kansas State University Research and Extension specialist on adult development and aging. [continue reading…]
The BPS Research Digest reviews research that suggests real world implications for anyone working with child witnesses.
The researchers speculated that children might be more prone to developing false memories of negative rather than neutral events because the two kinds of information are stored differently in the brain. “Negative information is more interrelated than neutral material,” they explained. “As a result, the presentation of negative information – either true or false – might increase the possibility that other negative materials become activated in memory. This, in turn, could affect the development of a false memory for a negative event.” more…
Source: BPS Research Digest, Wednesday 20th August 2008
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A preliminary report published in the August 20 issue of JAMA suggests that within-person variability on neuropsychological testing may be associated with development of dementia in older adults. [continue reading…]
Asian Americans whose families experience a high degree of interpersonal conflict have a three-fold greater risk of attempting suicide when compared with Asian Americans overall, according to a new study by University of California, Davis, researchers. The risk is tripled even among those who have never had a diagnosis of depression. Continue reading
Source: University of California – Davis (2008, August 20). Suicide In Asian Americans: Family Conflict Increases Risk Of Suicide Attempts. ScienceDaily. August 20, 2008
