Published: November 5, 2010
“Struggling with math little johnny?” fear no more… a quick zap and you’ll soon get the hang of E=mc2. This news release gives me the’ heeby jebbies’.
On Thursday British researchers reported :
Applying a mild electrical current to a particular part of the brain could improve mathematical abilities in people who suffer impaired skills or in patients who have suffered strokes or other neurological problems.
The weak current apparently allows neurons to fire more freely, stimulating the ability to learn, the researchers reported in the journal Current Biology. Reversing the flow of the current made it more difficult for neurons to fire, impairing learning ability. [continue reading…]
Published: November 5, 2010
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Current treatments for depression don’t help working-class and poor patients as much as they help middle-class patients improve their ability to function at work, according to a recent University of Illinois at Chicago study. [continue reading…]
Published: November 3, 2010
The psychopathology of evil children
Some children—thankfully few—are born without a conscience or the ability to feel compassion.
Michael Stone is professor of clinical psychiatry at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. From 2006 to 2008, Stone hosted the series “Most Evil” on the Discovery Channel, for which he developed a “Gradations of Evil Scale” to rank homicides from 1 to 22 based on their level of evil. He has written 10 books, including “The Anatomy of Evil.”
Source: BigThink
Published: November 3, 2010
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Omega-3 pills promoted as memory boosters didn’t slow mental and physical decline in older patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a big disappointment in a multimillion-dollar government-funded study. The Boston Globe report on the study Curious? Continue Reading
Source: Boston Globe
