January 2009

Scientists discover true love

In  today’s edition of the Sunday Times scientists have discovered true love. Brain scans have proved that a small number of couples can respond with as much passion after 20 years as most people exhibit only in the first flush of love. Link to continue reading

Hey I’ve been married for 35 years! I know I found true love! We’d love to hear your thoughts! Seriously;-)

 

Source: Sunday Times

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Keeping good company!

 

We’re pleased to announce that Shrink Rap has been added to Alltop. Alltop is a great website where you can follow your passions by collecting stories from all the top; sites on the web. We are thrilled to be included in the psychology section of Alltop.

A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment.

A new study appearing online today (Jan. 2) reports that high levels of brain activity in an emotional center called the amygdala reflect patients’ hypersensitivity to anticipation of adverse events. At the same time, high activity in a regulatory region known as the anterior cingulate cortex is associated with a positive clinical response to a common antidepressant medication. The study will appear in an upcoming issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. [continue reading…]

A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment.

A new study appearing online today (Jan. 2) reports that high levels of brain activity in an emotional center called the amygdala reflect patients’ hypersensitivity to anticipation of adverse events. At the same time, high activity in a regulatory region known as the anterior cingulate cortex is associated with a positive clinical response to a common antidepressant medication. The study will appear in an upcoming issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. [continue reading…]