We often read or hear stories about older adults being conned out of their life savings, but are older individuals really more susceptible to fraud than younger adults? And, if so, how exactly does aging affect judgment and decision-making abilities?Recent work led by University of Iowa neuroscientist Natalie Denburg, Ph.D., suggests that for a significant number of older adults, measurable neuropsychological deficits do seem to lead to poor decision-making and an increased vulnerability to fraud. The findings also suggest that these individuals may experience disproportionate aging of a brain region critical for decision-making. [continue reading…]
January 2008
Most doctors and therapists won’t disclose the names of their patients, let alone comment on their mental states. Federal and state licensing rules typically forbid it.
Link to Read this article: Do the Rules Apply to Dr. Phil?
New York Times
By Tara Parker-Pope
Published: January 10, 2008
People from different cultures use their brains differently to solve the same visual perceptual tasks, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the first brain imaging study of its kind. [continue reading…]
Teachers and parents need to beware of confusing children who are attention seeking with those who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
This is the finding of Dr Nigel Mellor an independent Educational Psychologist who presented his research on Thursday 10 January 2008, at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Child and Educational Psychology Annual Conference in Bournemouth.
ADHD is an issue of growing concern which has attracted a great deal of research, and interest due to the number of children currently claiming to have the disorder. Unfortunately, attention seeking has been largely neglected by researchers and the two problems can appear very similar making identifying ADHD and treating it effectively very difficult. [continue reading…]
