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Brain Reacts Happiness Quickly Than Sadness

People make value judgements about others based on their facial expressions. A new study, carried out be Spanish and Brazilian researchers, shows that – after looking at a face for only 100 milliseconds – we can detect expressions of happiness and surprise faster than those of sadness or fear.

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Binge drinking, gender and clinical depression

Alcohol consumption and depression have a complicated relationship.
New findings indicate that depression is primarily related to binge drinking.
The relationship between major clinical depression and alcohol consumption appears to be stronger for women than it is for men.
However, men and women do not differ in the relationship between alcohol use and depression when depression is measured as recent feelings of depression or unhappiness.

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