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New Yorker 2009 Roundup

Nicholas Brown | Posted 01.04.2010 | New York

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker, Atul Gawande, New Yorker, Brain, Wall Street, Humor, Fiction, Malcolm Gladwell, Health Care, 2009, Irrationality, New York News
Nicholas Brown

It's resolution time. The new year has come and the booze-fiends are taking some time off, the philanderers are planning quality family time and delet...

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Can The Mind Exist Without The Brain?

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 01.04.2010 | Living

Read More: Near Death Experience, Religion, Philosophy, Brain, Life After Death, Mind, The Inner Life, Living News
Scott Mendelson, M.D.

Can the mind that has cast off its mortal coil still experience hunger? Can the mind be tickled? Is it possible for the disembodied mind to have a toothache?

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'Reefer Mad' Mainstream Media Does It Again

Paul Armentano | Posted 12.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Depression, Brain, Marijuana, Health, Teens, Dea, Adolescents, Brain Damage, Thc, Drugs, War on Drugs, Pot, Anxiety, Serotonin, Politics News
Paul Armentano

For anyone who missed the worldwide corporate media's hysterical anti-pot headlines last week, here's a sampling.

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Are Our Minds Going The Way Of Our Waists?

David Rock | Posted 12.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Starvation, Hunger, Neuroscience, Twitter, Social Networks, Relationships, Brain, Human Brain, Diabetes, Facebook, Obesity, Iq, Wellness, Mind, Overweight, Attention Span, Living News
David Rock

Put together cheap resources everywhere and poor self-control, and you get a weight problem literally of epidemic proportions. The trouble is, this same phenomenon may be happening with our minds.

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Does Death Exist? New Theory Says 'No'

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Science, Mind.Body.Soul, Brain, Biocentrism, Physics, Albert Einstein, Death, Death & Dying, Living News
Robert Lanza, M.D.

Many of us fear death. We believe in death because we have been told we will die. We associate with the body, and we know that bodies die. But a new scientific theory suggests death is not the end.

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Sound Body Equals Sound Mind, Study Finds

LiveScience | Posted 12.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Brain, Healthy Lifestyle, Exercise, Health, Body, Fitness, Memory, Cardiovascular Fitness, Brain Science, Wellness, Mind, Living News

A new study proves the old Roman saying, "A sound mind in a sound body" �" the more fit one's heart is, the more one's brain seems to benefit, scien...

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Keeping Life Fresh And Alive: Things To Consider

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Srini Pillay, Neuroplasticity, Fear, Rut, Change, Conditioning, Brain, Srinivasan Pillay, Childhood, Habit, Happiness, Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

As children we are introduced to new experiences and possibilities in life, and there is a freshness to life's experiences. Why is it that in adulthood, we find ourselves desperately making up ways to feel alive?

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How Habits Can Make Or Break Us

Russell Poldrack | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Brain Research, Habits, Addiction & Recovery, Neuroscience, The Balanced Life, Brain, Living News
Russell Poldrack

The persistence of habits can be a blessing or a curse. By knowing more about where habits come from and how they develop, we can learn to manage their impact in our daily lives.

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Why Brain Science Is Bad for Juvenile Justice

Alexandra Cox | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Science, Evidence, Research, Brain, Juvenile Justice, Politics News
Alexandra Cox

Brain research may convince the public that development is a fixed, undisputed path toward rational thought, thus further marginalizing those children who stray from the path of 'normal' development.

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Scientific Link To Autism Identified

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Brain Chemistry, Brain, Biology, Health, Biochemistry, New Study, Autism, Vaccine, Neurology, Hormones, Wellness, Homeostasis, Hormone-Imbalance, Living News

After careful review of countless scientific studies, The Center's Life Sciences group was able to formulate a scientifically verifiable model for the...

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NFL and Head Trauma: A Need for Brainstorming

Andrew Brandt | Posted 11.19.2009 | Sports

Read More: Nfl, Brain, Espn, Brian Westbrook, Roger Goodell, Concussions, Brett Favre, Philadelphia Eagles, Killer Highlights, Sports News
Andrew Brandt

The media needs to stop glamorizing the violent aspects of the NFL game. As this week's headlines on head trauma suggest, this is bigger than football.

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Sex And The Memory of Sexual Experience

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Risk Taking, Mind/Body/Spirit, Relationships, Research, Brain, Plasticity, Experience, Tantra, Memory, Emotional Memory, Suzie Heumann, Sex, Living News
Suzie Heumann

Our memories dictate how we will feel about a similar situation because our brain.body is coded from past experience. Bad experiences with intimacy are codified in your brain/body -- affecting our perception.

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Cell Phones: Damaging The Brains Of Children?

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Fcc, Brain, Children, Health, Brain Cancer, Telecommunications, Cellphones, Cancer, Children's Health, Living News
Devra Davis, Ph.D.

There are deeply troubling reports from nations where phones have been used longest that children may be especially vulnerable to the radio frequency waves emitted by cell phones.

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Brain Scans Reveals Invisible Damage Of PTSD

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Afganistan, Neuroscience, Mental Health, Military, Brain, Health, Brain Damage, Ptsd, Iraq, Brain Scan, Wellness, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News

WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...

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Humans Still Evolving As Brain Shrinks

LiveScience | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Dna, Brain Scans, Scientific Research, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Brain, Evolving, Human Brain, Science, Evolution, Brain Shrinking, Human Genome, Living News

Evolution in humans is commonly thought to have essentially stopped in recent times. But there are plenty of examples that the human race is still evo...

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Dreams: Exercise For The Brain, New Study Suggests

psychology.about.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Dreams, Cognitive Science, Brain, Dreaming, Insomni, Sleep Study, Scientific Study, A Exhaustion, Brain Scan, Sleep, Living News

According to a new study by sleep and dream expert J. Allan Hobson, dreams might just be the brain's way of preparing for all of experiences it will e...

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Athletes Risk Lifetime Of Suffering From Head Injuries

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Leptin, Alzheimer's, Depression, Dementia, Metabolic Syndrome, Parkinson, Testosterone, Low Blood, Protein Tangles, Post Stress Disorder, Cortisol, Caregiver, Amyloid Plaques, Old Age, Sleep Apnea, Traumatic Injury, Estrogen, Vitamins, Brain, Cardiovascular, High Bloodpressure, Hormone, Medicare, Genetics, Herbs, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Boomers, Health Care, Nutraceuticals, Mitochondria, Health, Living News
Scott Mendelson, M.D.

A well-known cause of dementia is dementia pugilistica, or what has commonly been called being "punch drunk." In some cases, the presentation is virtually indistinguishable from Alzheimer's dementia.

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Why Sleeping On It Helps

World of Psychology | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Thought, Unconscious, Consciousness, Brain, Sleep Deprivation, Decision-Making, Sleep, Living News

We're often told, "You should sleep on it" before you make an important decision. Why is that? How does "sleeping on it" help your decision-making pro...

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Multitasking: The Brain Seeks Novelty

Russell Poldrack | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Unitasking, Multitasking, The Balanced Life, Brain, Multi-Tasking, Dopamine, Living News
Russell Poldrack

The brain is built to ignore the old and focus on the new. Novelty is probably one of the most powerful signals to determine what we pay attention to in the world.

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Seven Herbal Teas to Enhance Your Life

Brigitte Mars | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Tea, Herbs, Autumn, Peppermint, Lemon Balm, Rose Hips, Anise, Raspberry Leaf, Brain, Living, Health, Food, Living News
Brigitte Mars

Why be limited to caffeinated beverages when the herb world can bring flavor, nutrients and health benefits? Expand your herbal tea repertoire.

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The Hidden Costs of War: Veterans and Dementia

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Leptin, Depression, Dementia, Metabolic Syndrome, Parkinson, Testosterone, Low Blood, Protein Tangles, Post Stress Disorder, Cortisol, Caregiver, Amyloid Plaques, Old Age, Sleep Apnea, Traumatic Injury, Estrogen, Vitamins, Brain, Cardiovascular, High Bloodpressure, Hormone, Medicare, Genetics, Herbs, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Boomers, Health Care, Nutraceuticals, Mitochondria, Alzheimer's, Health, Living News
Scott Mendelson, M.D.

In the majority of cases, the development of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia is the result of the acquisition of various risk factors throughout life. PTSD is one such factor.

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Inside The Tripper's Brain: Scientists Create 3D Maps Of Brains On Drugs (VIDEO)

Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Lsd, Neuroscience, Brain on LSD, Brain Drug Trip, Brain Hallucinogen, Brain, Acid, Brain on Acid, Brain Drugs, Drugs, Hallucinogenics, Neurology, Technology News

See video below "What does a trip to hell look like inside the mind?" this National Geographic segment asks. Find out in the video below, which tak...

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'He's Just Not That Into You' Really?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Srini Pillay, Homosexuality, Fear, Rejection, Guilt, Brain, Trust, Srinivasan Pillay, Sex, Abandonment, Homophobia, Love, Intimacy, Relationships, Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

What does "not being into you" mean? People assume that it is just about sexual attraction, but is it just this?

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Does The Brain Like e-Books?

The New York Times | The Editors | Posted 10.15.2009 | Books

Read More: Debate, Brain, Human Brain, Books, E-Books, Electronic Reading, Reading, Digital Reading, Books News

Is there a difference in the way the brain takes in or absorbs information when it is presented electronically versus on paper? Does the reading exper...

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Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death

dsc.discovery.com | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Death and Dying, Neuroscience, Brain, Death, Living News

A study of seven terminally ill patients found identical surges in brain activity moments before death, providing what may be physiological evidence o...

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