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Expert panel discussion on: "The Continuous Terror Paradigm" proposed by Dr Shalev and colleagues from Hadassah University Hospital.
While many studies in the literature evaluate PTSD following a discrete traumatic occurrence, the recent article by Shalev and colleagues evaluates the effect of continuous terror by examining the occurrence of general distress, PTSD symptoms, and ...
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5 Myths About The Female Brain [Books]
Cordelia Fine 's thorough (and funny!) Delusions of Gender punches a giant hole in the idea that women's brains are somehow "hardwired" for nurturing and domesticity. After the jump, five ladybrain myths Fine handily busts.More ...
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Nicholas Carr: Surfing our way to stupid
By reshaping our minds, the internet is robbing us of the ability to think critically and creatively, says the author of The Shallows
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Signal failure
Get involved: Visit the Last Word website I can readily understand why the strength of the signal received by my mobile phone should vary while I am travelling by train. What I do not understand is why the same thing happens when I am at home. Why does ...
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Why Running is Incredible Medicine for your Brain
I'm not much of a runner, but for years I've watched friends who run daily reap undeniable benefits--both physically and mentally. At the same time, research has been mounting that indicates exercise overall, and running in particular, is mighty good ...
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Furor Erupts Over the Role of Self-Sacrifice in Evolution
A furor has broken out among biologists over ant specialist E.O. Wilson's latest attack on a concept used to explain the origins of self-sacrifice in the dog-eat-dog world of evolution.
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Psychoactive drugs: From recreation to medication
With trials showing positive results from the treatment of cancer to alcohol addiction, could illegal drugs be heading for the medical mainstream?
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Fighting back against neurosexism
Are differences between men and women hard-wired in the brain? Two new books argue that there's no solid scientific evidence for this popular notion
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Mental exercise may only hide dementia symptoms
Contrary to existing belief, activities that stimulate the mind like reading, solving crossword puzzles etc. has the potential of not just slowing down the onset of Alzheimer's disease but also to hasten it.
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Brain games slow down onset of dementia
When it comes to slowing down the onset of dementia, a new study finds that mental games may do the trick but once the condition hits, there is no such benefit.Dementia usually occurs as a person ages, and can be very frustrating as one begins ...
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Is Blood Ever Blue? Science Teachers Want to Know! [Greg Laden's Blog]
According to one of the leading experts on the human circulatory system, blood flowing through veins is blue. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...Also check out the featured ScienceBlog of the week: Inside the Outbreaks ...
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Worm brain clue to evolution
Researchers map the nervous system of worms to try and understand how the human cerebral cortex evolved.
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The best workout for the brain may be play
New research reveals that the connection between learning and exercise is not limited to children.
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Autism-vaccine appeal ruling disappoints family
The family representing thousands of families who believe the measles vaccine caused their children's autism are "extremely disappointed" a decision last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Itupheld a special vaccine ...
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HapMap 3: more people ~ more genetic variation
Across the ~3 billion or so base pairs in the human genome theres a ...
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Text messages reveal the emotional timeline of September 11, 2001
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have been called the defining moment of our time. Thousands of people died and the attacks had huge individual and collective consequences. But less is known about the immediate emotional reactions to the ...
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The Seth Material: The Books Sent from Another Dimension
In the 1970s a woman began to channel a spirit named 'Seth'. Over twenty years 'Seth' dictated numerous revolutionary books about the nature of reality. read moreThis is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, ...
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Alzheimers Trade-Off for Mentally Active Seniors
Stimulation delays cognitive decline, but disease advances quickly once it starts.
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Cambridge, Mass. grad students unite for "huge dance party"
We spend a bit of time at schools on both sides of the river. So, we're always surprised at how little students from the different Boston and Cambridge colleges mix. So, we're happy to note that Harvard and MIT Grad students will be gather in atMIT' ...
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Four ways that kindness promotes a healthy lifestyle
By: sheasteinberg We may feel this instant rush of gratitude when someone does something nice for us without asking, or even a feeling of pride when we ourselves pay it forward, but do we truly know the effect ...
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Maybe ketamine would help?
From Aug 19, 2010 Scientific American:Ketaminea powerful anesthetic for humans and animals that lists hallucinations among its side effects and therefore is often abused under the name Special Kdelivers rapid relief to chronically depressed ...
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Party on for psychedelic drug research?
Psychedelic drugs like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and mescaline have a long, sordid history when it comes to legitimate research. There have been hints and suggestions that such drugs can be used to treat alcoholism, schizophrenia, depression, ...
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Networks Upon Networks!
In July I cobbled together a list of the science bloggers who had decided to pull up stakes and leave scienceblogs.com because of a dispute over a blog written by Pepsi. I started the list out of sympathy for bloggers who risk losing lots of readers as ...
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Will Aging Chimps Get to Retire, or Face Medical Research?
A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians.
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Hurricane Sleuth
The Brain: What Happens to a Linebacker's Neurons? A blow to the head can change the neural architecture of the brain from elastic to brittle, with devastating consequences. 08.18.2010 Your Appendix: The Enigma Inside You Some researchers are ...
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Borderline Personality and Bipolar Disorder Differences Part I: Diagnosis
Bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder often share many of the same symptoms mood shifts, emotion dysregulation, impulsivity. In Is Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed in Adults? I cited a study suggesting that a number of people ...
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What Is Consciousness?
David Hirschman in Big Think:In his book "Consciousness Explained," Tufts University philosopher Daniel Dennett calls human consciousness "just about the last surviving mystery," explaining that a mystery is something that people don't yet know how ...
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Central serotonin neurons are required for arousal to CO2 [Neuroscience]
There is a long-standing controversy about the role of serotonin in sleep/wake control, with competing theories that it either promotes...
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Toll-like receptor 3 inhibits memory retention and constrains adult hippocampal neurogenesis [Neuroscience]
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are innate immune receptors that have recently emerged as regulators of neuronal survival and developmental neuroplasticity. Adult...
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Image-matching during ant navigation occurs through saccade-like body turns controlled by learned visual features [Neuroscience]
Visual memories of landmarks play a major role in guiding the habitual foraging routes of ants and bees, but how...
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