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Shy People Have a More Intense Brain Activity

by Fernando on April 26, 2010

Shy people perceive the world in a different manner and display a more intense cerebral activity when faced to certain stimuli. It appears that this lets them analyze information in a more profound way. Introvert individuals are also more attentive to detail, which differentiates them from extroverts.
Scientists from Stony Brook ...

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New research sheds new light on Autism´s origins

by Fernando on February 28, 2008

Recent research from the Johns Hopkins Children´s Center suggests that one of the origins of Autism could reside in antibodies (interfering with the fetal brain directly) produced by the mother during pregnancy, suggesting that the mother´s immune system could be a trigger or a factor in those already predisposed. ...