Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week:
- Dr. Sharma asks, at his eponymous blog, what are the psychological effects of exercise on adolescents?
- M&Ms as a strategy to overcome fear of dogs. No, really. Neurocritic has the details.
- Doctor Zen writes, "We're smart. Octopuses are smart. But we have different kinds of smart." Learn about it: Hand-hand-hand-hand-hand-hand-hand-hand-eye coordination.
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Interesting read but nothing we did not know already but nice to see it in writing!