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UF trustees this morning approved president Bernie Machen's plan for $47-million in cuts, including program eliminations and the elimination of 430 staff and faculty positions, 290 of them already vacant. Trustees did restore a couple of faculty spots in the...

Relative survival after diagnosis of cancer of the brain is poor when compared with other ... of 75 in males and 7,400 in females due to brain cancer. ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit www.healthpdf.com for full content! ]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental gene therapy treatment appears to have helped eight children with a rare and incurable neurological disorder, although it may have been responsible for the death of one, researchers reported on Tuesday. Tech Tags: children's newswatch children's news kids news children kids youth

My first brain wave of the day was great if you had a website but not much use otherwise so I went back to the drawing board and came up with largest image download, its as simple as see an image you like click the link and it will download or you can view it. Check it out, I am still looking at other things but today is a good start.

The first thing I thought of when I saw this weird tattoo on this guys head of the tin can being pealed back to reveal his brains was the gross scene from silence of the lambs.  For those of... This is a summary only. For more of this article please visit mannpill.com

Brain power is characterized by how alert, energetic, and concentrated your brain is in response to a task. Information in your brain passes through neurotransmitters, which are manufactured by the nerve cells using precursors. Different neurotransmitters will have different impacts on your brain activity. For example, serotonin is the calming neurotransmitter that usually makes you [...]

Many thanks to everyone who bought Inside Steve’s Brain about Steve Jobs. Three weeks after release, Inside Steve’s Brain is a New York Times best seller. It’s number 28, hardcover nonfiction for the week of 5/11. Gotta say, I’m super delighted. Link.

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Did you know that science has looked into anger and rage as they relate to the brain? The findings have been quite interesting. A Harvard study found that when subjects revisited tapes they recorded about events that made them angry or enraged they had measurable chemical reactions in the brain. The beginning of what I refer to here as possibility thinking is having an open mind. Many people in th

As many cancer treatment has the side effect.for the brain cancer treatment is also has side effect.the many side effect of cancer treatment is severe.to minimize the side effect of brain cancer treatment you should to discuss with your doctor about the side effect so you can reduce the brain cancer treatment effect.you also has to predict the worst of brain cancer treatment so you know what you have to do if the worst happen.The side effect surgery of brain cancer are damage brain tissue, brain swelling, and seizures,muscle weakness, mental changes, and decreases the brain-controlled function.Chemotherapy usually affects (kills) rapidly growing cancer cells but also can affect normal tissue. Chemotherapy is usually given intravenously so the drugs can reach most body organs. Common side

Another year of Blue Metropolis has come and gone. While this year I had the time to go, there was little inclination.The only attraction for me was "local" boy Daniel Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music, and it was a last-minute decision to trek downtown at the end of the afternoon last weekend. The show was sold out, but I benefited from one of a few cancellations.Levitin briefly revi

Science of Mind and Body: I read a fascinating article on psychology that re-affirms what I discovered while sporadically working out over the past three months at the Franklin, TN YMCA. Physical activity, like running, literally jogs your mind. Sue Halpern of Time Magazine highlights: A decade ago, when neuroscientist Fred Gage of the Salk [...]

Daniel Negreanu wrote in his latest blog posting that he is considering playing Brian “$tinger 88″ Hastings in an online match worth $200,000. According to his blog: This guy Stinger, a guy I’ve played no limit hold’em with in the past said that he might be willing to play me a head up game for $100k in [...]

Brain waves used for faster image sorting Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum [...]

Product Description Of organizations that seek strategic change, 70% fail. In Leading Strategic Change,now in paperback, leading consultants J. Stewart Black and Hal B. Gregersen examine the core problem: organizations fail to change because individuals fail to change. Black and Gregersen identify the "brain barriers" that keep strategic change from success--failure to see, failure to move,

Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), understanding emotions is a very difficult task. Can music help them? Thanks to funding from the GRAMMY Foundation Grant... Tech Tags: children's newswatch children's news kids news children kids youth

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Look at the picture below.Do you see the dancer spinning in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction? If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa. Most people, would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though if you try to focus, you can notice a directional change.Left Brain Functions:~ uses logic~ detail orientated~ facts rule~ words and languages~ present and past~ maths and science~ knowing~ acknowledges~ order/pattern perception~ knows object name~ reality based~ forms strategies~ practical~ play safeRight Brain Functions:~ uses feelings~ "big picture" orientated~ imagination rules~ symbols and images~ present and future~ philosophy and religion~ can "get it" (i.e. meaning)~ believes~ appreciates~ spatal perception~ know object function~ fantasy base

Recently developed imaging techniques allow the mapping of the brain circuits and chemical (neurotransmitter) systems believed responsible for a range of mood abnormalities including depression and bipolar disorder, and hold promise for improved treatments, scientists say. They spoke at a symposia sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a part of the National Institutes of Health, during the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Washington DC. "These studies contribute new information about how the brain malfunctions in depression and bipolar disorder, what goes wrong with brain chemicals, and where in the brain the problems arise," says Ellen Leibenluft, MD, of NIMH. "We find that the brain systems involved and the exact nature of the difficulties, differ

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Megastar Chiranjeevi who has been keeping the entire media and other senior politicians on their toes with his announcement of a possible entry into politics now seems to be on his own toes. Along with him is his brother in law, confidante, advisor and his back bone Allu Aravind who was chalking up the strategies for this entire movement.It is heard that Chiru is waiting for Allu Aravind to drop his hat so that he announces his party launch but then Aravind from his end is in a catch 22 situation. He knows that if Chiru gets into politics now then he has to be the lone Abhimanyu fighting against all parties like Congress, TDP, BJP and even the smaller but strong Lok Satta. Even there seems to be an issue with Chiru's former mentor Dasari Narayana Rao.It is known news that Dasari has got bu

The brain cancer treatment depend on the age and type,location of brain cancer.but is also depend on the patient it self.there are 3 types to treat the brain cancer.if the patient feel health the patient can use the surgery to lift the tumor.this is the good choice but also risk because the doctor has to remove all tumors.it's will be hard if the tumor located near the brain.before the surgery you have to test your health and all entire body.for the patient in age 35 up has to test electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) and a chest x-ray.if you have hypertension, diabetes, active coronary ischemia you have cancel the surgery because that can be danger for your life.

To diagnosis the brain cancer there are many ways.but first the doctor has to know the symptoms and various test to judge the brain cancer.There is 2 common way to diagnosis the brain cancer imaging tests, and biopsy.Imaging TestsImaging Tests has 3 options:MRI scanMRI scan provide the image of the brain in different angles.MRI scan can detect the brain bleeding and Edema.CT scaninvolves the use of x-rays and a computer to obtain images of the brain. A dye is often injected intravenously to improve the contrast between an abnormal mass and normal tissue. Not only can the tumor be seen, but the type of tumor sometimes can be identified with a CT scan.PET scanhelps the physician evaluate brain function and cell growth by producing images of physical and chemical changes in the brain. An inje

America, The Ignorant by Boom2Bust - snip:Back on February 19, 2008, I wrote a post that talked about how Americans are in serious intellectual trouble. One finding by the National Science Foundation that I noted in that discussion and which really disturbed me was that one in five American adults think the sun revolves around the Earth. Now I know why we love “reality” shows so much. Well, it’s time to revisit the topics of intellectualism and knowledge among Americans. On April 22, op-ed columnist Bob Herbert of the New York Times talked about a recent survey of teenagers by the education advocacy group Common Core, which found:• One-quarter of teenagers could not identify Adolf Hitler• One-third did not know that the Bill of Rights guaranteed freedom of speech and religion•

Results of Brodmann Area 25 Deep Brain Stimulation Pilot Study Offer Hope for Patients with Severe DepressionStudy findings presented today at American Psychiatric Association Annual MeetingST. PAUL, Minn.-- May 05, 2008 --St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced pilot study results from the first multi-center study investigating deep brain stimulation (DBS) of Brodmann Area 25 for major depressive disorder.Results of the study, which were presented today at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) meeting in Washington, D.C., found that 6 months after the procedure, 56 percent of the patients experienced at least a 40 percent decrease in depressive symptoms. Patient's symptoms were measured using a standardized test called the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.Res

THE NORTHWESTERN BRAIN TUMOR INSTITUTE Postdoctoral Scientist Brain Tumor Biology/Genetics/Genomics/Biostatistics Department of Neurological Surgery, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

As we get older… and we are getting older, there are certain brain functions that could benefit from a brain sharpening exercise game. What? Now I have to have an exercise routine for my brain? It doesn’t involve heavy lifting don’t worry. Thanks to brain improvement sites you can play fun games that will give you [...]

By Enrico Grani (with Paul Doyon) “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” -- Arthur Schopenhauer My name is Enrico Grani and I presently live in Australia. I used cell phones for ten-plus years extensively on-and-off and because of this I developed a Brain Tumor! In 2007, about one week before my birthday, I was diagnosed with a 3 cm by 4 cm brain tumor. I had a stroke (my first one) the previous year in late November 2006. An MRI examination revealed a brain tumor in the area of my brain next to my ear where I always used my cell phones -- in the exact position where the cell phone’s antenna was located. My goal here is to try to make you and your loved ones aware of the extreme

As we all know that India is now becoming a medical hub and a growing destination for Brain Tumor surgery. Medical tourism companies are a boon to those people who are in a search of low cost for surgeries. Medical tourism companies has been providing valuable information and guidance regarding neurosurgery or brain tumor surgery in India to abroad patients as the number of patients having brain disorders have started coming to the neuro surgeons of India for brain tumor surgery at an affordable price. When it comes to price, abroad patients consider India as the best place for this surgery. Medical tourism has broad appeal as it is providing best medical healthcare facilities during this surgery at a cost of fraction in major industrialized cities of India. International patients are look

BUY NOWIn this age of do-it-yourself health care (heck, if the doctor only sees you for 10 minutes each visit, what other options are there?), Change Your Brain, Change Your Life fits in perfectly. Filled with "brain prescriptions" (among them cognitive exercises and nutritional advice) that are geared toward readers who've experienced anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, excessive anger or worry, and obsessive behavior, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life milks the mind-body connection for all it's worth.Written by a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has also authored a book on attention deficit disorder, Change Your Brain contains dozens of brain scans of patients with various neurological problems, from caffeine, nicotine, and heroin addiction to manic-depression to epilepsy. These sca

Head Injury- An Overview Head injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs due to sudden trauma to the head or brain, resulting in brain damage. It is the leading cause for disability among children and young adults. Although traumatic head injury can affect people of all ages, young adults between the age of 15 and 24 years and those above 75 years face an increased risk of head injury. The Brain Injury Association of America adopted the following definition of TBI in the year 1986 - 'Traumatic brain injury is an insult to the brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature but caused by an external physical force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness, which results in an impairment of cognitive abilities or ph

We are shaking things up with this round of Brain Blogging in our thirty-second edition. This time, we are stripping off the fat and giving you exactly what you want: short excerpts that highlight each article with a clear link to the blog. If you were left out in this round, just leave a comment with [...]

JB and I have gone off the deep end. When we were in the US at Christmas, we looked at drum sets for Connor but there was no way to get them home (AKA India). That was supposed to be his Christmas gift from us and we weren't able to make it happen.Fast forward to April. We asked McGyver if he knew of a place to buy music instruments. He took us to a fantastic music shop which is 160 years old. I was surprised at the amount of inventory and the variety of instruments they had in stock. We left with a drum set crammed into the back of our SUV.Connor stayed home to complete his homework while we went out to run a few errands. We hadn't planned to look at drum sets but thought it might be easier to do if Connor wasn't with us.He was very surprised when 10 minutes after we got home, th

NeuroPsychiatry Reviews 2008 Mar;9(3) Male athletes with depression after a major sports-related concussion likely have changes in brain function and gray matter volume, reported researchers in the January Archives of General Psychiatry. "The results suggest that depressed mood following a concussion may reflect an underlying pathophysiology consistent with a limbic-frontal model of depression," said Jen-Kai Chen, a neuropsychology student at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, and coauthors. "Given that depression is associated with considerable functional disability, this finding has important clinical implications for the management of individuals with a cerebral concussion." More... Copyright ©2007, 2008 by Quadrant HealthCom Inc.

In the busy world that we live in sometimes our brain has to turn off or filter the unnecessary details. Our cognitive ability makes sense of shapes and symbols putting them together like a jigsaw... This is a summary only. For more of this article please visit mannpill.com

The brain tumor can be causes by many ways such as destroying brain cell,swelling at the tumor site,hydrocephalus.Signs and Symptoms is also depend on where the cancer cell growth and age child.but many researchers clustering the Signs and Symptoms of Brain cancer are:seizuresweakness of the face, trunk, arms, or legsslurred speechdifficulty standing or walkingpoor coordinationheadachein babies, a rapidly enlarging headBut it's hard to find the brain cancer or brain tumor because there are no early warning about this disease.so the wise option to medical check up regularly.

We have so many mannerisms and habits. We often think that doing them makes us feel at ease. However, what we don’t know is that these habits may cause internal destruction like brain damage. Well, for you to know if your habits are still healthy, here’s a list of the things usually done that might inflict [...]

For all parents has to keep your child health from all diseases.many diseases can infect to child body one of the is cancer.many people cancer only attack adult people but researcher found that cancer can be attack a child.most of the cancer child is brain tumor and leukimia.some of the cases can be heal in short time with the best treatment by the best doctors.Brain tumor attack the cells that growth can not control by our body.Brain tumor has many categories depend on type of cells,and how quickly they're growing.The researcher has describe brain tumors are:Primary vs. secondary: Primary brain tumors originate in the brain. Secondary brain tumors are made up of cells that have spread (metastasized) to the brain from somewhere else in the body. In children, most brain tumors are primary.

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New brain imaging research published this week shows that after consuming alcohol social drinkers had decreased sensitivity in brain regions involved in detecting threats, and increased activity in brain regions involved in reward. The study is the first human brain imaging study of alcohol's effect on the response of neuronal circuits to threatening stimuli. "The key finding of this study is that after alcohol exposure, threat-detecting brain circuits can't tell the difference between a threatening and non-threatening social stimulus," said Marina Wolf, PhD, at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, who was unaffiliated with the study. "At one end of the spectrum, less anxiety might enable us to approach a new person at a party. But at the other end of the spectrum, we may

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Blog Name: Great News!Blog URL: Feed: : Blog Summary: This blog has been active since: Post:Brain training games can boost IQ / April 30th, 2008Brain training games can boost IQA Swiss-American team reports in a leading scientific journal how they used a computer based brain-training method to improve general problem-solving ability.Many psychologists had thought the only way to improve this was actually by practising the specific problem solving task you wanted to get better at. However, this theory is overturned in the work by Drs Susanne Jaeggi, Martin Buschkühl and colleagues at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and University of Bern.They say you can improve generally problem solving ability by carrying out unrelated mental exercises and puzzles.In the experiment, the team gave

Head First Software Development (Brain-Friendly Guides)# Author:Dan Pilone, Russ Miles# Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. # Number Of Pages: 495 # Publication Date: 2008-01-11 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0596527357 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780596527358 Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail -- often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering to these common problems, let Head First Software Development guide you through the best practices of software development. Before you know it, those failed projects will be a thing of the past.With its unique visually rich format, this book pulls together the hard lessons learned by expert software developers over the years. You'll

Some of the important nutrients which are able to assist in boosting your ability to memorise and concentrate are:- B Vitamins Minerals Antioxidants Essential Fatty Acids Ginko biloba and some other herbs However, are you aware the single MOST important element crucial for the development and maintenance of healthy brain function is LECITHIN? The active ingredient in lecithin is phospatididylcholine. It [...]

(HealthDay News) -- For those with the most severe depression, a novel therapy may offer new hope. The treatment is deep brain stimulation (DBS), which is used for some people with Parkinson's...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Germany. Max Planck Institute. Two years full-time postdoctoral positions are available within the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. The positions will be in the research project entitled “Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Joint Action“. The positions can potentially be extended for up to 5 years total Expected candidates are those with a strong

  If you’re concerned about the declinging cognitive function associated with aging, you may want to consider increasing your consumption of not only vegetables, but also blueberries and strawberries.  This recent paper discusses the potential mechanisms through which blueberries and strawberries may exert protective effects on your brain.  “Research suggests that the polyphenolic compounds found in berry [...]

The left side of our brain helps us to think. We use it to solve all the riddles motherhood poses to us, and to structure and organize our lives.We've got creativity and intuition on the right side of our brain. This is where you get all your bright ideas from! It's not suprising a lot of writers are also runners. The right side of your brain brings you to yourself.One of the most important missions of the left side of your brain is to make sure you're comfortable. So as soon as it perceives stress, for examply when you go out for a run, it starts to splutter like an overprotective mother: 'Don't do that! You'll get hot and red in your face!'.It evens throws in philosophical questions to get you to stop: 'Why are you doing this?!' Your left side of the brain can think of a myriad of reaso

Scientists used to believe that adult brains did not regenerate or add new neurons (the communication pathways in your brain). The good news is the latest research has shown that the opposite is true. Even after maturity, brain cells do regenerate if they are given the essential building blocks! This a very good piece of news. [...]

Some people use prescription pain medication long-term to help relieve their chronic back pain. Can these drugs prevent detection of a more serious problem, such as a brain tumor? Find out as you read this article. More: continued here

According to Japanese researchers paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward centre in the brain as paying them cash. The study offers scientific support for the long-held assumption that people get a psychological boost from having a good reputation. Specially created team studied 19 healthy people using a brain imaging technique known as functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI. In one set of experiments, people played a gambling game in which they were told one of three cards would yield a payout. The researchers then monitored the brain activity triggered when the subjects received a cash reward. In a second set of experiments, people were told they were being evaluated by strangers based on information from a personality questionnaire and a video they had ma

Germany. A joint postdoctoral position in brain imaging is available at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Department of Neurophysiology, and at the Laboratory for Neurophysiology and Neuroimaging, Department of Psychiatry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main. The ideal candidate should have a PhD in neuroimaging and expertise with a neuroimaging technique (TMS, EEG,

I finally saw my first episode of “30 Rock” the other day. It won’t be my last. I was especially taken by the character of Frank and his cornucopia of head-wear.  I used to be like Frank.  I had hundreds of hats. Since this was while I was in High School, the majority of them were [...]

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two of the largest and longest studies so far show a "brain pacemaker" can effectively treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers said on Friday. Devices implanted in the chest, with leads that send electrical impulses to parts of the brain, have already been approved to treat movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia. More... ©2008 Reuters

Northwestern University researchers of washington have pioneered a technique called targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), which allows an artificial limb to respond directly to the brain’s signals, making it much easier to use than traditional motorized body parts.The technique, which is still under development, allows wearers to open and close their artificial hands and bend and straighten their artificial elbows nearly as naturally as their own arms.“The idea is that when you lose your arm, you lose the motors, the muscles and the structural elements of the bones. But the control information should still be there in the residual nerves,” said Dr Todd A Kuiken, a physiatrist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and professor at Northwestern University.He conceived the idea of t

Researchers from Butler Hospital/Brown Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have been busy with a new study! They have been working on a pace maker for your brain.Researchers say that it can treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is a device planted in the chest and send impulses to the brain. Talk about a real life wired!I have a big suggestion on how to change what we teach in school and society. I got an even better idea, lower gas prices and we will all lose a great amount of the depression that we have! I swear sometimes I read stories like this one and get sad that researchers are so dumb to to think they are going to make a good change in society. We already tried feeding everyone pills and have addicted the whole world to (stree

Border Patrol agents may soon use paintballs to defend themselves against smugglers along the border due to an increase in violence. Is it just me or does something seem wrong with the above statement? There is more violence along the U.S. / Mexico border so the answer is to purchase 1,000 paintball guns? I understand [...]

Huh? Ok, Color Overload is so new that has just one design available but is a damn good one! Besides... Gino Orlandi, the owner, is a nice guy and this is his first attempt in the industry. The more he sells the more designs he will print. Sooo, Unplugged Brain is an awesome design, printed on a gorgeous American Apparel Kelly Green shirt which of course is one of my favorite colors. It kinda reminds me this one from Uneetee and the idea is similar, but I also like all these cables that wrap around him; they add a feeling of anxiety to the whole scene. It costs $19.95 plus s&h and I'm expecting in the mail soon...

A recent study in cancer research postulates a new method for combating brain tumors. Scientists introduced a tailored adenovirus into mice affected with the most deadly type of brain tumor. This type of tumor is known to be resistant to chemotherapy and radiation and is highly invasive. The injected virus was able to eradicate brain [...]

Whenever you watch your favorite CSI TV show, you may have heard of the victim being jacked up on mind-altering drugs such as hallucinogens that were found in a toxicology screen. What are hallucinogens and how do they differ from hallucinations and delusions? In this article, I will attempt [...]

Blueberries are flowering plants which are native only to North America. Not only are blueberries rich in nutrients as well as anti-oxidants, but there is emerging research for numerous health benefits associated with blueberries. Blueberries are considered functional foods and are sub-classified in this category as super fruits. Blueberries contain anthocyanins, flavanols, tannins and other phytochemicals [...]

Drinking a couple of glasses of red wine every day may help protect the brain from stroke damage, according to new research by scientists from Johns Hopkins University. The researchers — led by Dr. Sylvain Dore — fed mice a moderate amount of a compound found in red grape skins and seeds, then induced stroke-like damage [...]

Yesterday I posted about that AMAZING NOVA video on OPB the night before... Check out these tasty facts they dished out--- There are 800 MILLION CARS ON EARTH / including light trucks1/2 of all petroleum ever consumed on earth in all of history has been in the past 10 years.There are 170,000 gas stations in the USYa just have to watch it... amazing.

Recently, we published the research report on Supplements for Brain Health. This report covered Omega-3’s benefit to the brain from the standpoint of the aged brain. Then, our next research report was even more focused on the benefit of Omega-3 to the brain, but from the standpoint of the developing infant’s brain. That was the [...]

I like seeing my friends ponder, so occasionally I throw questions that require some deep thoughts at them. Such as near graduation, I asked several close friends if they can choose for one to be true, which would it be: to be guaranteed a job right then and there, or for Batman to be real. The follow up question to that is, if your girlfriend/boyfriend cheated on you with Batman, could you, with a clear conscious, be mad at them? (You can replace Batman with Superman.)The most recent question is who would you rather be: Neil Gaiman or Hugh Laurie.The race is pretty close, but so far Neil Gaiman is winning. My favorite reason for this “because Hugh Laurie has to live in LA”.

A research study published in the March 2008 issue of the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society presents the results of a 10-year study examining the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Previous research investigating long-term has yielded mixed...

Turns out, it's a very special kind of fat, and it may even be linked to dementia by Theresa Tamkins The news just keeps getting worse for the potbellied. Not only does belly fat put you at risk for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Max Out Your Brain's Performance with Distractions [How To] Next time you need to quickly memorize a small piece of information, Wired suggests that you may actually have better luck retaining the information if you distract yourself.In 2007, researchers asked UCLA students to try to memorize a set of 48 word pairs (country: Russia, fruit: lemon, flower: lily, etc.). After studying the list, some students then had to sit through a slide show and view closely related material (flower: rose). Guess what? The distracted students performed better on subsequent recall tests.Photo by Gaetan Lee. According to the article, studying slightly different subjects from the one you want to learn makes your brain work harder to store the original information. Clearly this doesn't work with just a

Welcome to the thirty-first edition of Brain Blogging — a semi-monthly blog carnival that aims to review posts “related to the brain and mind that go beyond the basic sciences into a more human and multidimensional perspective.” Please remember to submit your blog entries using the online submission form. We will do our best to [...]

Until a few years ago, most of the studies on the dangers of cell phone electromagnetic emissions were concentrated on the possibility that the devices may heat the brain or directly cause cancer. And many of those studies were sponsored or financed either directly or indirectly by the telecommunications industry. Because such studies concluded that [...]

I want to be tech-savvy. Oh, I do. But the ever-changing, ever-upgrading world of the internets confuddles me on my best days, sometimes. I know that there are "social bookmark" places like Del.Ici.Ous and other ways of storing your bookmarks online, or saving that special article or recipe you want to keep track of. I'm hopeless with all that. Instead, I've started taking advantage of Gmails

Researchers have studies food since ages, and it has always been a favourite topic. Lately, there has been a lot of momentum in determining whether certain healthy foods can help increase your memory and brain power or not? Eating a healthy diet has always been wise. But can certain foods and supplements actually make you smarter by increasing brain power? The concept of "brain food" is not new, and there is ample research to show that some foods can indeed maximize your brain's potential, make you more alert, enhance memoryand pervent or aleviate brain disease.Food For BrainThe brain mainly uses carbohydrates for energy and omega-3 fatty acids for forming its cell structure. B vitamins play an essential role in brain function. In combination with folic acid, vitamins B6 and vitamin B12 he

Brain Challenge v1.1 Get your brain in shape with these fun daily exercises! No pain, stress, or boredom; just challenging and entertaining puzzles that act like a vitamin boost for your brain. Twenty different games in five categories (Memory, Visual, Logic, Math, and Focus) will train all areas of your brain. Evaluate your mental capacity under regular or stressful conditions with the Daily

I've had a bit of a run of what I call "empty-head." This is where your brain feels a little hungry for something fun to think or muse about. When that happens I take a journey through my blog feeds...

Nature released the results of an online survey in which 20 percent of respondents, largely drawn from the scientific community, admitted to using brain-enhancing drugs like Ritalin (methylphenidate) and Provigil (modafinil). Sixty-two percent of the scientists who had taken drugs used Ritalin while 44 percent reported using Provigil and only 14 percent had tried beta blockers like propranolol.

Brain Train Age 3.2.0 | 85 MB Game synopsis : Brain Train Age is a simple, fun and effective PC game for you to make mental exercise. Brain train age also can test your brain age. It gives you a clearly age of your brain. Brain Train Age features activities designed to help stimulate your brain, like solving a series of simple, rapid-fire math equations as fast as possible, counting interesting

Product Description Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors, the most complete parent guide available, includes detailed and precise medical information about both benign and malignant brain and spinal cord tumors that strike children and adolescents. In addition, it offers day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family and friends, school, social and financial

I came across this interesting article regarding habits that may damage your brain: the seat of your intelligence: the command center of your being.1. Not Eating Breakfast: Okay. Guilty! People who skip breakfast have lower blood sugar lever that leads to insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain which may cause brain degeneration.2. Too Much Eating: Okay. Guilty! Overeating causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.3. Smoking: Not Guilty for the past 6 months (woohoo!!). Smoking causes brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer's disease. Umm.... that's why names escape me!4. High Sugar Consumption: Not guilty. Too much sugar interrupts the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.5. Air Pollu

Pediatric Brain and Spine - An Atlas of MRI and SpectroscopyBy L.M. Ketonen, A. Hiwatashi, R. Sidhu, P.-L. Westesson, Leena M. Ketonen, Akio Hiwatashi, Ravinder Sidhu, Per-Lennart WestessonPublisher: SpringerPublication Date: 2004-12-22ISBN: 3540213406PDF, 135MbDownload: Part1 Part2

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El premiado diseñado de juego Dr. Reiner Knizia ha creado una colección de ingeniosos retos para toda la familia. Prepárate para un viaje mental que te hará reír y llorar y ¡olvídate de suplicar!.Características· Viaja a ciudades globales icónicas y ayuda a resolver los diferentes desafíos con los que te encontrarás; todos diseñados por el enrevesado genio Dr. Reiner Knizia.· Dr Reiner es un matemático alemán experto en puzles generados por algoritmos, que ha creado más de 300 juegos de mesa y libros. Ahora ha elaborado una serie de ingeniosos desafíos para toda la familia. Prepárate para una aventura mental que te hará reír y llorar, en la que rogarás por tener una oportunidad más.· Envía juegos a tus amigos a través de la conexión inalámbrica de la consola, co

Research may explain antidepressants' effectiveness By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) — The antidepressant Prozac has been shown to restore old brain cells to their more plastic youthful condition in animal experiments, researchers report. The work not only provides a possible new explanation for the antidepressant activity of the medication but also raises the distant prospect that it could be used to treat other conditions caused by malfunction of brain cells, said study lead author Jose Fernando Maya Vetencourt. More... Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.

Radboud University Nijmegen Faculty of Social Sciences Nijmegen, (Gelderland), 40 hours per weekRadboud University NijmegenJob description This PhD project is intended to develop a closed-loop brain-computer interface for studying temporal lobe epilepsy in rats, also with a view to a possible spin-off for application in humans. The quick detection/early prognosis of seizure activity will be followed by deep brain stimulation in order to interrupt or prevent an ongoing seizure. The candidate should develop the epilepsy model, record EEGs using a newly designed EEG recording system, detect seizure activity, design and evaluate Deep Brain Stimulation Protocols, and test this system in vivo. This four-year PhD project will take place at the Department of Biological Psychol

Pfizer, Inc (NYSE: PFE) has signed an agreement with the much smaller AVANT Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ: AVAN). The two have announced an agreement where Pfizer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]