Multi-Year Scientific Study Reveals Playing With Dolls Allows Children To Develop And Practice Social Skills, Regardless Of Their Neurodevelopmental Profile

"When children, regardless of their neurodevelopmental profile, play with Barbie, their playtime may benefit their development,” said Michael Swaisland, Head EMEA of Insight and Analytics, Mattel. “As Barbie continues to inspire the limitless potential in every child, we are delighted to know, through neuroscience, that playing with Barbie may encourage the development of social skills such as empathy in children, including those who display neurodivergent traits commonly associated with autism. We look forward to uncovering even more benefits of doll play through our long-term partnership with Cardiff University as we look to shine a light on the benefits the play pattern has towards development, that parents might not have been aware of.”

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Researchers saw increased brain activity in the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS) region when playing with dolls, for both play with a social partner and during solo doll play, but less so during solo tablet play. The pSTS region is heavily involved in and active during social and emotional processing. The findings showed that doll play activates brain regions associated with social information processing such as empathy, indicating that doll play may enable children to rehearse, use and perform these skills even when playing independently. Interestingly, this effect in the brain was similar between children displaying fewer and greater traits commonly associated with autism.

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AI went insane

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Loss aversion

Loss aversion is a cognitive bias where the pain of a loss is felt more strongly than the pleasure of an equivalent gain. This means people are more motivated to avoid losses than they are to acquire gains. For example, the pain of losing $100 is often felt more intensely than the pleasure of gaining $100.

Pain vs. Pleasure:
The pain of losing something is often felt more intensely than the pleasure of gaining the same thing.

Impact on Decisions:
Loss aversion can influence decisions, especially in situations involving risk or uncertainty, leading people to be more risk-averse when faced with potential losses.

Prospect Theory:
Loss aversion is a key component of prospect theory, developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, which explains how people make choices under risk.

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📚 The anxious generation

Jonathan Haidt

▪️ایده های جالبی در کتاب مطرح شده که با توجه به تحقیقات اخیر در ارتباط با اثرات استفاده از گوشی ها در سنین پایین باید مورد توجه قرار گیرد؛ از جمله تا ۱۶ سالگی استفاده از گوشی برای کودکان به طور جدی محدود شود و استفاده از گوشی در محیط مدارس ممنون شود.

▪️کودکان به بازی های فیزیکی و تعامل واقعی در جامعه نیاز دارند و ارتباطات در رسانه های اجتماعی جای آنها را نمی گیرند. در یوتیوب کلی از این نویسنده مصاحبه و سخنرانی راجع به کتاب در دسترس است.

▪️به طور ویژه به والدین و معلمان و فعالان حوزه آموزش و پرورش توصیه می شود. پیش از سقوط در گرداب مراقبت نیاز است؛ کودکان آسیب پذیر خود را با دست خود در لبه ی سقوط به پرتگاه قرار ندهیم.

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📚 Solitude

The Science and Power of Being Alone

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فایل صوتی بررسی کتاب #خلوت نوشته نتا وینستاین ۲۲ اسفند ۱۴۰۳

▪️خلاصه کتاب خلوت به بیان جناب آقای دکتر آذرخش مکری

درود. استفاده از فایل های جذاب و ارزشمند استاد فرهیخته جناب دکتر آذرخش مکری را از دست ندهید؛ در کانال ایشان در دسترس هستند.

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Journal collected $400,000 from papers it later retracted

A Sage journal that holds the distinction of highest number of retracted articles in the Retraction Watch Database likely made in excess of $400,000 in revenue from those papers, by our calculations.

We reported in April that the Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS) had retracted 1,561 articles as part of a cleanup operation on likely paper mill activity. The journal, which Sage acquired in November 2023 when it bought IOS Press, had previously retracted a batch of 49 articles in October 2021. That brings its retraction total up to 1,610.

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گوگل هم نام خلیج فارس را تغییر داد

طبق گزارش‌های رسانه‌ای، اپلیکیشن نقشه‌های گوگل نام «خلیج فارس» را در برخی نسخه‌ها به «خلیج عربی» تغییر داده است. کاربران در خاورمیانه اعلام کرده‌اند که اکنون هنگام جستجو با استفاده از اصطلاحاتی مانند «خلیج عربی» یا «خلیج فارس»، نام «خلیج عربی» نمایش داده می‌شود.

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▪️قانون جنگل در جهان حکمفرماست. کله زردی قلدر اونور دنیا حرفی میزنه بعدش ... اگه هر کشوری به اون تزار، مرد چاق و پسر کوچک مجهز باشد، زیر بار حرف زور نمیره؛ گویا برای کتک خور نبودن در همه عصرها بویژه دوران حاضر باید با زبان قلدرها حرف زد.

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