Daily Digest: 17 September 2012

We’ve searched the web for interesting articles, news, resources and tools – so you don’t have to. Below are today’s featured Daily Digest posts:

How the presence of an uninformative photo makes a statement more believable

When we’re making a snap judgement about a fact, the mere presence of an accompanying photograph makes us more likely to think it’s true, even when the photo doesn’t provide any evidence one way or the other. In the words of Eryn Newman and her colleagues, uninformative photographs “inflate truthiness”. Read more…

Demystifying hoarding

Hoarding is the subject of numerous television shows and popular attention. It is also the subject of new and exciting research that is identifying factors that may contribute to the development and maintenance of hoarding. Read more…

Screening Tool Helps Predict Violence Risk for Mentally Ill

Researchers have developed a simple tool to identify the risk of violence among acutely ill patients admitted to psychiatric units. Read more…

‘Blue Brain’ Project Accurately Predicts Connections Between Neurons

One of the greatest challenges in neuroscience is to identify the map of synaptic connections between neurons. Called the “connectome,” it is the holy grail that will explain how information flows in the brain. Read more…

Military Needs Better Care for Addicts

The U.S. Defense Department needs more providers trained in treating substance abuse in the armed forces, according to an Institute of Medicine report. Read more…