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Our pick of this week’s 10 best psychology and neuroscience links.

06 June 2015

By Christian Jarrett

IQ Tests Have Been Unfairly Maligned - Intelligent words on intelligence from psychologist (and previous Digest guest blogger) Stuart Ritchie.

I Tried a Brain-Zapping Gadget and It Made Me Feel High  As a new brain-stimulation device hits the market, Jessica Silvester at New York takes it for a test drive.

The Search For the Perfect Office (audio) - Claudia Hammond presents this documentary for BBC Radio 4.

Quiet Revolution - The quiet people are making a noise as Susan Cain launches her mission “To unlock the power of introverts for the benefit of us all.”

Researchers Find Missing Link Between the Brain and Immune System - Neuroscientists herald a game-changing discovery.

When 100 People Lift a Bus - A heart-warming example of what strangers can achieve when they cooperate.

Health Check: Can Your Brain be ‘Full’? - A brain imaging study shows how new memories can edge out old ones.

Here’s What Drug And Legal Experts Actually Think Of The Blanket Ban On Legal Highs - Seven experts tell Buzzfeed what they think of the proposed UK government bill to ban all new psychoactive substances.

A Good Forgetting - “Personal identity is tied to memory,” writes Marianne Janack at Aeon, “but sometimes we find peace, clarity and a true sense of completeness in the lapses.”

How Chess Players’ Brains Are Different From Everybody Else’s - Chess can shrink your brain, and other insights from Mic.

Link Feast will return in two weeks.