Here is what I am reading today: Not born in the summer? No worries, you’ve increased your chances to be a CEO “The Sauder study shows that only 6.13 per cent of an S&P 500 CEO sample was born in June and only 5.87 per cent of the sample was born in July. By comparison, [...]
The Society for Neuroscience conference featured a remarkable announcement from one research group in Japan. Kamitani and colleagues undertook research in which they looked at 3 subjects who were dreaming. They used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Electroencephalography – two techniques that investigate activity in the brain (see explanations in videos below). Magnetic Resonance Imaging [...]
Here is what I am reading today: Men with higher testosterone are often more honest “In a study of more than 90 men, scientists from the University of Bonn, Germany, found that subjects treated with a dose of testosterone before the study told fewer lies than those who received a placebo. “Testosterone has always been [...]
In the first part of this series on integration in Neuroscience, I looked briefly at the place of language in solving the core difficulties addressed here. Language however is only part of the solution. Let us consider an area of investigation within neuroscience – the emotions. There have been various investigations of the emotions. Attempts [...]
I was contact by a journalist from the Herald Sun and asked for my views on the increasing number of private school applications for Special Exam Arrangements. The trend suggests that independent schools are submitting more applications than state schools. My view is that if the student is eligible, they should apply. From the article: School Psychology Services founder Deborah Jepsen said ...The post Special Exam Arrangements – Deborah quoted in the Herald Sun appeared first on School Psychology Services.
There is an open-access article in the British Journal of Psychiatry by Mead and colleagues titled ‘Effects of befriending on depressive symptoms and distress: systematic review and meta-analysis‘. The researchers cite evidence that suggests over 500 voluntary sector organisations and charities in the UK offer befriending service. That’s a very impressive number. So what did [...]
Here is what I am reading today: eating tomatoes and why? “Tomatoes are high in the antioxidant lycopene. The study found that people with the highest amounts of lycopene in their blood were 55 percent less likely to have a stroke than people with the lowest amounts of lycopene in their blood. The study involved [...]
Here is what I am reading today: how does a sleeping brain behave? “UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer’s disease during sleep. They discovered that this part of the brain behaves as if it’s remembering something, even under [...]
Here is what I am reading today: my parasite made me do it! “Feeling sociable or reckless? You might have toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which the CDC estimates has infected about 22.5 percent of Americans older than 12 years old. Researchers tested participants for T. gondii infection and had [...]
Here is what I am reading today: sex matters “…”These results aren’t definitive, but they are consistent with the following story,” said Gauthier. “Everyone is born with a general ability to recognize objects and the capability to get really good at it. Nearly everyone becomes expert at recognizing faces, because of their importance for social [...]
Here is what I am reading today: neural implant and decisions “By placing a neural device onto the front part of the monkeys’ brains, the researchers, from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre, University of Kentucky and University of Southern California, were able to recover, and even improve, the monkeys’ ability to make decisions when their [...]
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one third of marriages end in divorce. Parents often wonder what impact their divorce or separation will have on their children. What does the research say? Several common themes have emerged in the divorce/separation literature: The immediate aftermath of parental divorce is often a period of emotional distress for both parents and children ...The post The Impact of Divorce on Children appeared first on School Psychology Services.
Parents sometimes ask me about the cost difference between our child assessment services and other providers. (Our rates are not the highest in Melbourne but we are closer to the premium end than the bottom end of the market.) In effect, what they are asking is this: Does it really matter who provides the service? The simple answer is YES! It ...The post Low Cost Child Psychological Assessment – Is It Really Value For Money? appeared first on School Psychology Services.