Speed-reading apps for phones and tablets work by eliminating the time we supposedly waste moving our eyes as we read. But new research published in Psychological Sciencesuggests that the eye movements we make during reading actually play a vital role in our ability to understand what we’re reading. “Our findings show that eye movements are […]
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Collecting items can trigger obsessive-compulsive disorder
Whatever you collect – porcelain dolls, precious stones, shoes, thimbles, watches or fans – your hobby could easily become a psychological disorder that European researchers say affects more than 10 percent of the population. The researchers, from Granada University, say that as long as collectors exercise somecontrol, then “collecting items is good from a psychological […]