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Brain strain: Christmas shopping when money tight

...that self-control and wise decision-making gradually break down, says psychologist Roy F. Baumeister of Florida State University. When it gets depleted, people will pay more money for the same products and buy more things on impulse that...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/2011-12-15/brain-strain-christmas-shopping
Lifestyle
Loads of fun but - video games won't make you smarter

...and let's kind of wait for more research to suggest whether or not they are actually good for us," said Florida State University psychologist Walter Boot. Boot and two colleagues say they have turned up flaws in various studies ascribing...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/2011-12-22/loads-fun-video-games-wont-make
Lifestyle
Graham still fighting government over fluoridation of water

...scientific aspects of fluoride that was published last spring in the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law at Florida State University. Serving as the city of Brainerd's special counsel from 1974-1980, Graham was in the thick of Brainerd's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/020500/new_0205000048.shtml
News
Healing harp

...baby and she calms down, I don't need a research study.'' Jayne Standley, professor of music therapy at Florida State University, has conducted several studies at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital's NICU and has found babies who listened to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/041100/hea_0411000011.shtml
Health
Internet at school is changing work of students -- and teachers

...it does because it meets so many different learning styles," says Cindy Bowman, an education professor at Florida State University. Two-thirds of public school teachers say they use computer applications in lessons, and at least 30 percent...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/091600/tec_0916000035.shtml
Tech
With time running out, Gore makes his case before Florida high court

...blanket and sat outside the front doors of the state Supreme Court. It was 5:45 a.m. She and two other Florida State University students took the first spots in a line that would grow Thursday to about 100. They quickly bonded with the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/120700/gov_1207000015.shtml
News
Analysts: Reno would be formidable candidate in Florida governor election

...Lance deHaven-Smith, associate director of the Florida Institute of Government, a public policy center at Florida State University. "A lot of people want Bush out and are looking for a horse they can ride." Joe Garcia, a Democratic Party...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/051901/nne_0519010018.shtml
News
Cell phones the next frontier for video games

...who spent 45 minutes playing "Snake" on his cell phone last month during his lengthy graduation ceremony at Florida State University, said he can't wait for a decent wireless game. "'Snake' is really not that interesting," said McGlothlin...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/052601/tec_0526010024.shtml
Tech
Freedom Forum confab examines how public schools can teach about the Bible

...scholars' opinions flow back and forth, so this won't be a simple matter for public schools. David Levenson of Florida State University said courses should sidestep the "historicity of individual events" and talk instead about "the historical...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/071803/chu_0718030006.html
Church
Don't forget to work on your memory

...brain cells as well as new pathways to retrieve information. And Alders Ericsson, a psychology professor at Florida State University, has found that with practice, ordinary people can reach exceptional memory levels. "Especially in the area...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/101803/hea_1018030001.shtml
Health

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