New Insights Into Diagnosis, Comorbidities, and Treatment Approaches
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March 6, 2010
Tourette Syndrome
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Psychiatric Presentations of Autoimmune Encephalopathies
An Autoimmune Basis for Behavioral Abnormalities
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Psychosurgery Makes Gentle Comeback
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome...
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2010-03-05 Spike activity
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:Time magazine reports on how darkness can encourage dishonest acts even when anonymity is accounted for.A study finding a link with aversion to inequality an activity in the ventral striatum is brilliantly covered by The Frontal Cortex.The Point of Inquiry podcast has an excellent discussion on the psychology of cold reading.A preview of a spe
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“Tunnel Anxiety” Can Be Reduced
Many people feel insecure when they drive in tunnels. However, their anxiety can be reduced. "Driving in tunnels is actually twice as safe as driving in the open air, when all factors are taken into account," says SINTEF scientist Gunnar Jensen. However, a rough estimate suggests that as many as 10 - 20 percent of the population feel uncomfortable or very uncomfortable driving in tunnels...
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March 5, 2010
Am happy, will be paranoid/ gullible; am sad, will be realistic
Image via WikipediaHappiness may lead to mood-congruent effects of increasing trust(a positive emotion itself) in interpersonal situations; an alternative theory is that happiness leads to top-down processing , thus relying more on activated schema , stereotypes etc and thus leading to more trust when trust schema or cues are salient and distrust when untrustworthy schema More >Rating: 0.0/1
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Mr. Crowley's Suicide Solution
Wine is fine,But whiskey's quicker.Suicide is slow with liquor.Take a bottle, drown your sorrows,THEN IT FLOODS AWAY TOMMORROW!!So goes the first verse of 'Suicide Solution', an infamous song of Ozzy Osbourne's that deals with the dangers of alcohol abuse, and which was the central feature in two legal cases against him where he was charged with inciting the suicides of heavy
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Teaching self-control skills to children reduces classroom problems
Children taught skills to monitor and control their anger and other emotions improved their classroom behavior and had significantly fewer school disciplinary referrals and suspensions, according to a new study.
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Continuing Spirituality Research: Conference
The 2nd Conference on the Study of Contemporary Spirituality will take place at the University of Haifa on Monday, 8 March, 2010. The conference will host an astounding 32 sessions and dozens of lectures presenting studies that encompass the field of contemporary spiritualism in Israel and around the world. "This is a wide phenomenon that touches many audiences and comprises a variety of areas...
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‘Project HealthDesign’ Grant From The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Integrates Daily Information About Babies’ Health Into Clinical Care
Researchers at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and UC Irvine will monitor the day-to-day health of low-birth-weight babies and their parents as part of a comprehensive initiative designed to combat chronic illnesses associated with low-weight births...
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