Addictive behaviour is determined by conscious, rapid thought processes, not necessarily by the content of visual stimuli as previously thought according to research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
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April 30, 2009
Why Do People Watch Scary Movies, Stay in Ice Hotels or Eat Bacon-Flavoured Ice-Cream?
We live in a society of total consumption: not just the physical consumption of things but also the conceptual consumption of ideas. We're always on the lookout for tasty new morsels of information and unusual experiences to add to our ever-expanding mental collections.Mere things like your wattle and daub hut, several oxen and a shiny [...]
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SUSSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR (The Sparta Independent)
April 6 Heather A. Sullivan, 33, of Highland Lakes was sentenced to five years drug court probation, 45 days jail, 45 days SLAP, $705 in fines and a six-month loss of driver's license.
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[831] Good Drama : ARIEL Theatrical’s latest offering reaffirms an inspired mission for Salinas youth. - Monterey … (Monterey County Weekly)
Before setting up jail bar props or warming up singing voices, Gail Higginbotham, artistic director of ARIEL Theatrical Inc., shares a Wall Street Journal article with her young actors. It's not about theater, but rather the entitled attitude of the millennial generation. Higginbotham, a petite and nimble spirit in a black dress and tights, sits on the edge of the Oldtown Salinas stage as light .
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Paralysis deniers could be helped by seeing video of themselves
People with limb paralysis caused by a recent stroke or brain injury often deny that they have a problem - a condition known as "anosognosia". As well as being a neurological curiosity, anosognosia has serious practical implications. Such patients often won't cooperate in rehabilitation exercises or will deny they need certain medications. Now Aikaterini Fotopoulou and colleagues think they may h
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Saving the world, peace by peace (Boston Herald)
The Dalai Lama is on a three-day Bay State speaking tour that will culminate with mass gatherings at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. Today, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual...
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Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Entertainment Weekly)
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Two Sides to Every Self-Process: The Pros and Cons
A Special Issue of Self and Identity Edited by Virginia S. Y. Kwan, Lowell Gaertner Reflecting the importance of the self in optimal functioning, a vast literature on the value of different self-processes is accumulating. Individual research reports, however, frequently present a one-sided view, focusing either on the benefits or the liabilities of the self-process under study. A more compl
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Glutamate Identified As Predictor Of Disease Progression In Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers have identified a correlation between higher levels of glutamate, which occurs naturally in the brain as a byproduct of metabolism, and greater disease burden in multiple sclerosis patients. The study is the first to measure glutamate toxicity in the brain over time and suggests an improved method for tracking the disease and predicting its course.
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Repeatedly Working When Ill Boosts Risk Of Long Term Sick Leave
Repeatedly going to work when ill significantly boosts the chances of having to take long term sick leave later on, reveals new research.
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