• Resilience in the face of adversity - brain correlates

    Updated: 2010-07-30 11:30:00
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  • Our bias towards negative interpretation of ambiguous faces

    Updated: 2010-07-28 11:20:00
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  • Non-Pharmacologic Options for the Treatment of Antenatal Depression: A Quick Review

    Updated: 2010-07-27 15:37:01
    About 15% of women suffer from depression during pregnancy, and the rate of depressive illness is greater in women with pre-existing histories of depression.  While there are data to support the use of certain antidepressants during pregnancy, many women are reluctant to seek pharmacologic treatment during pregnancy and may benefit from efficacious non-pharmacologic options.  In [...]

  • Nuturing robots

    Updated: 2010-07-27 11:35:00
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  • Perceptual training enhances working memory in older adults.

    Updated: 2010-07-27 11:30:00
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  • Sex promotes generation of new brain cells.

    Updated: 2010-07-26 11:30:00
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  • MRI evidence on how hypnosis works.

    Updated: 2010-07-26 11:20:00
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  • Directly controlling 'fear' cells in the brain.

    Updated: 2010-07-23 11:30:00
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  • Fool the brain to enhance performance with a carbohydrate rinse

    Updated: 2010-07-23 11:20:00
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  • Mindblog on the road

    Updated: 2010-07-22 11:00:00
    I'm in Ft. Lauderdale today through next Tuesday, attending the 85th birthday party/piano concert David Goldberger, the fellow I did a four-hands concert with last March. This may have an effect on the frequency of next week's posts.

  • Acetaminophen (tylenol) reduces physical and social pain.

    Updated: 2010-07-21 11:35:00
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  • A growing isolated brain can organize itself.

    Updated: 2010-07-21 11:30:00
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  • Dopamine, Time, and Our Impulsivity

    Updated: 2010-07-20 11:30:00
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  • Motivating only half our bodies.

    Updated: 2010-07-20 11:20:00
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  • How superstition improves performance

    Updated: 2010-07-19 11:20:00
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  • Moral evaluations influence our mental state ascriptions.

    Updated: 2010-07-15 11:30:00
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  • How exercise stimulates brain nerve cell growth

    Updated: 2010-07-15 11:25:00
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  • Anxiety During Pregnancy Predicts Worse Outcomes

    Updated: 2010-07-14 14:43:25
    In treating pregnant women with mood or anxiety disorders, we tend to focus primarily on the reproductive safety of psychotropic medications; however, it must be recognized that withholding or withdrawing pharmacologic treatment for depression or anxiety during pregnancy may carry some degree of risk. Untreated psychiatric illness in the mother cannot be considered a benign [...]

  • Factoids about aging, reaching 70

    Updated: 2010-07-14 11:35:00
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