Archive for June, 2009

Does quantum mechanics show a connection between the human mind and the cosmos?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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a href=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qf2fvhpY9NkucTXl3WD4tBoaWSE/1/da”img src=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qf2fvhpY9NkucTXl3WD4tBoaWSE/1/di” border=”0″ ismap=”true”/img/a/p’Quantum Gods’ analyzes purported link between physics and cosmic consciousnessimg src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/kGTz2puC0v8″ height=”1″ width=”1″/

Remembering Michael Jackson

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Last night I spent the entire evening watching videos and clips on YouTube.nbsp; They were all of Michael Jackson.nbsp; I was a big fan of Michael’s for many years and still appreciate his music and dancing abilities.nbsp;nbsp; I hadn’t seen any of his performances for a long time so Inbsp;enjoyed all the videos I watched.nbsp;nbsp; I’ve had “I’ll Be There” in my head all day today.nbsp; BRBRIt makes me sad to know he is gone.nbsp; It is especially hard remembering all the family problems, abuse, relationship failures and mental health problems that he dealt with in his short life.nbsp; Some of us struggle daily with both mental and physical pain.nbsp; We continually fight to come out on top and I wish Michael had been able to fight harder to conquer his demons. BRBRIt’s very disturbing how manynbsp;people are over medicated, whether by their doctors or by their own hands.nbsp; If you take medication for depression, anxiety or pain.nbsp;nbsp; Please, be very careful to follow the prescribed dosage andnbsp;don’t mix with other drugs or alcohol.nbsp;nbsp; All of us have problems, yet we all need to behave responsibly in overcoming our problems.nbsp;nbsp; Stay safe!nbsp; nbsp;BRBR

Brain plasticity: Changes and resets in homeostasis

Monday, June 29th, 2009

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a href=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3NvM6oZseWWIBm2z_hpMbsh2WKc/1/da”img src=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3NvM6oZseWWIBm2z_hpMbsh2WKc/1/di” border=”0″ ismap=”true”/img/a/pIn an article published in the June 25 edition of the journal Neuron, researchers at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, have found that synaptic plasticity, long implicated as a device for “change” in the brain, may also be essential for stability.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/OkHcd1kdvTI” height=”1″ width=”1″/

Researchers identify parallel mechanism monkeys and humans use to recognize faces

Monday, June 29th, 2009

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Remembering what to remember and what to forget

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

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In ‘reading’ a gaze, what we believe changes what we see

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

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a href=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YhoKAU-mhvf1Yuk7u0nVRubBhrU/1/da”img src=”http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YhoKAU-mhvf1Yuk7u0nVRubBhrU/1/di” border=”0″ ismap=”true”/img/a/pIn primates including ourselves, the ability to register where others are looking is key in social circles. And, according to a new report published online on June 25 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, the way our brains process gaze-direction is much more sophisticated than a simple eyes-right vs. eyes-left.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/HvHVt-Pz_vQ” height=”1″ width=”1″/

Mouse model provides clues to human language development

Friday, June 26th, 2009

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Ability to literally imagine oneself in another’s shoes may be tied to empathy

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

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Morning people and night owls show different brain function: University of Alberta study

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

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Brain represents tools as temporary body parts, study confirms

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

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