Editor's Selections: Theory of Mind, Gut Bacteria, Sexting, and Opposites Attracted

By jgoldman on March 29, 2011.

Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week:

From Jon Brock at Cracking the Enigma: How do siblings influence theory of mind development in children with autism?
Did your gut bacteria make you read this post? From Mo at Neurophilosophy: Gut bacteria may influence thoughts and behaviour.
A short, but interesting, post from Dr. Shock: Is Sexting a Form of Attachment Anxiety?
Finally, from the eHarmony Labs: My partner and I are opposites. Now what?

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Bumped into this new term from a psychiatry related article about sexting and attachment theory. May I point you to a more human interest angle about the subject from the NYT: A Girlâs Nude Photo, and Altered Lives http://nyti.ms/dJTybp again about #sexting
Very well written and informative. Thanks for the mentioning and take care, Dr Shock

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