2010-06-11 Spike activity

Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:

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A new study finds that superstitions improve performance by increasing confidence. Some excellent coverage from Not Exactly Rocket Science and from Bad Science.

Time magazine reports the counter-stereotype finding that men are more susceptible to emotional ups and downs after relationship break-ups than women.

Just too much 'technology is rewiring our brains' silliness to link to but in the mean time 14 kids at an 'internet addiction' camp i...