Hearing Voices – Underpinnings of Auditory Hallucinations
by Dirk Hanson, MA4
In “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind,” Julian Jaynes suggested back in 1976 that schizophrenia... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2009
The Neural Basis of the Self
by Meghan Meyer, PhD (c)Perhaps the most personal and most quintessentially human aspect of our existence is the experience of our ‘self.’ What... READ MORE →
Effect of Early Life Stress on Behavior and Cognition
by Divya Mathur, PhDThe human brain undergoes rapid development from late gestation to early childhood. The brain structures that are developing... READ MORE →
Logging On for Psychotherapy
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDThe explosion of the Internet allows people to use their computer for things that previously needed to be done in person.... READ MORE →
Drugs and Pharmacology, Seventeenth Edition
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANWelcome to the seventeenth edition of Drugs and Pharmacology. Today, we discuss how banning over-the-counter drugs to thwart... READ MORE →
Laughter’s the Best Remedy
by Meghan Meyer, PhD (c)Groucho Marx once said, “A clown is like an aspirin, only he works twice as fast.” Indeed, research suggests... READ MORE →
New Antipsychotic Agent in the US Market
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDMore than 50 years ago, the first antipsychotic medications appeared in the United States. While these drugs -– fluphenazine,... READ MORE →
Will Healthcare Workers Refuse the Swine Flu Vaccine?
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDThe first doses of vaccine for the Influenza A H1N1 virus (“swine flu”) should be available in October of 2009. Due to... READ MORE →
Brain Blogging, Forty-Seventh Edition
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANWelcome to the forty-seventh edition of Brain Blogging. In this round, we discuss whether science is in need of another cognitive... READ MORE →
Mood and Functional Disability – A Positive Feedback Loop
by Jared Tanner, PhDEmotional or mood problems are more frequent in people with disabilities (of any severity or duration) than in the general... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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