November 2010
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A new level of chutzpah in psychiatric... →
The New York Times has a revealing article about how a popular textbook for family doctors on how to treat mental illness, apparently written by two “big name” psychiatrists, was almost entirely written by a ghostwriting service under the direction of a large drug company. (…) David A. Kessler, former commissioner of the [FDA], is memorably quoted as saying “To ghostwrite an...
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Are PCPs adequately trained -- and do they have...
“…many PCPs, both pediatricians and family physicians, might not have the needed knowledge and skills to provide mental healthcare to children and adolescents. (or complex dual diagnosis or second opinion cases.) Also they just might not have the time, particularly when it comes to psychotherapy and family therapy. While pediatricians and family physicians do have behavioral...
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Harvard scientists reverse the ageing process in... →
white-coat:
Harvard scientists were surprised that they saw a dramatic reversal, not just a slowing down, of the aging in mice. Now they believe they might be able to regenerate human organs.
More realistically re:humans, this is a key component not a done deal. Trials on humans is years aways obviously and if the researcher is correct and in theory it would work best will in children to...
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aatombomb replied to your post: I will drink wine until its time….
IT’S TIME.
Ladies and gentleman, I proudly present: the voice of reason.
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I will drink wine until its time....
that’s how the saying goes- right?
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'The rate of violent crime among Native Americans... →
thesmithian:
…was just talking about this over the weekend. Given that I am awaiting the last 7 death certificates to arrive so I can send in the papers for my “gov” tribal membership - I’m interested and disgusted at the reservation health, education and justice environments- mainly about how little you hear about them. By getting this “official”...
reporting research: attention grabbing and... →
A study on how journal editors pick the articles they publish- between studies with a positive difference between treatments (97% got picked) and studies that produced no difference (only 80%)…which is AS important, but not as sensational.
“No-difference studies affect practice just as much as positive ones, but they aren’t as sexy,” said Dr. Seth Leopold of the...
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Saying "50% of Americans" does not mean "either...
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“I believe one cannot understand the brain without understanding its relationship...”
– Neuroanthropology. An Interview with Mark Changizi: Culture Harnessing the Brain (via)
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whatiloveaboutmusic:
Bobby Caldwell - What You...
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“It is really important to distinguish the brain of somebody who has been on...”
– The Brain-Based Appeal: On the criminal side, says Jones, brain scans are routinely being introduced in death penalty appeals. This trend has led to interest in applying what we know about the brain in an eventful moment (such as during a crime) to our knowledge of how the brain changes over time. ...
Watchimageoscillite:
NPR has a fascinating segment about how humans can’t walk in a straight line unless we have an external guide. We just end up walking in circles.
It turns out, no one is really sure why this happens but experiments on walkers, drivers and swimmers have all found the tendency to circle back on ourselves despite us thinking that we’re maintaining a steady course ahead.
Some of...
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I was just named "the fucking Ari Gold of grad...
…after an eloquent presentation to my advisory committee. The point is kids: it always works out. Just tell ‘em what is it, how it’s happening, pull it off and prep for the next round.
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my busted itunes... R.I.P.
It’s important you know that the person in the next microscope room listens to Hootie Myer & the PhishMathews band … LOUD and on repeat.
Your emergency music email contributions to me have been right on time. I owe ya one and my work sanity thanks you.
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Dutch Seek To End 'Drug Tourism' →
mercurypdx:
For those of you who thought it might be worth it to be screened and patted-down by the TSA for your trip to the Netherlands, just so long as you could sit in a “coffee shop” and get stoned without threat of a legal hassle, here’s some bad news. In an effort to curb so-called “drug tourism,” the Dutch government is looking to limit the sale of cannabis to residents only.
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I missed my own 1 year tumblr-versary where I get...
Good thing too, ‘cause it just went on forever and was just a lot of bragging and big name dropping. I’m sure the love I feel for you guys is most eloquently expressed somewhere in a Rick James song, but hey, sha la la laa.
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Army Psychiatrist's Possible Insanity Defense May... →
Major Nidal Hasan, a military psychiatrist, is charged with opening fire at a crowded soldier readiness center at Fort Hood, killing 13 soldiers and wounding 32 others. A hearing to determine whether he should face trial and a possible death sentence is set to continue November 15th. (…) While a resident at Walter Reed Medical Center, Hasan, a Muslim born in the United States to...
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The Brain That Changed Everything →
You can spend a half century testing somebody, examining, poking, prodding, feeding — Henry will happily eat at least two full dinners in a row if you give him a minute between removing the first tray and replacing it with the second — and you can come up with all sorts of theories to explain your findings. You can even throw a person in an MRI machine, study the flickering images on your...
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nickdivers replied to your post: aatombomb replied to your quote: Easily the…
I’m with aatom on this. When you said jellyfish i thought you were talking about a new shoe trend.
How come you guys wont let me be great? I’m about to have a bad week at work. So it’s either this, a bottle of whiskey or a pair of jellies.
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aatombomb replied to your quote: Easily the greatest decision I’ve ever made….
wait, as pets?
SIGH….can’t I just enjoy my four loco and jellyfish in peace? It not like I’m making them walk a tight rope.
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scottfriday replied to your quote: Easily the greatest decision I’ve ever made….
i want to be part of this.
Good hustle Friday, your in.
Now, let’s see how far I can get with this idea before someone stops me. Keep in mind: the gold fish I won legit at a local shady carnival ring toss, on two separate occasions, did jump out of the bowl effectively committing suicide.
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Green prisons farm, recycle to save energy, money →
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“It reduces cost, reduces our damaging impact on the environment, engages inmates as students,” said Eldon Vail, secretary of the Washington Department of Corrections, which oversees 15 prisons and 18,000 offenders. “It’s good security.”
In addition to saving money saving and the environmental yays, tack on various psychological benefits that would ideally reduce the...
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thisistheglamorous replied to your post: Yep, this is what I do during breaks.
I know I’m going to listen to this but PLEASE tell me it’s Scalia making all the “I don’t understand” questions.
Right? He’s so combative, and at one point he interrupts a perfectly good and important answer, and quickly declares, “It’s never going to be any better than what you assumed.”...
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Yep, this is what I do during breaks.
As promised, the audio is posted today of David Mills’s arguing in Supreme Court and it is actually pretty good, (transcript here. if like me, you like to follow along and I’ve got to be the only one). So yeah I’ll be the old lady in the Alzheimers unit listening to court cases on my big outdated ipod. Not really far from now. oh god.
Anyway, 33 year old Mills starts off by...
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Anyone else see this... →
These just started running yesterday and I haven’t heard anyone mention it yet…
The “BuildingWhat?” campaign is an effort led by 9/11 family members to raise awareness of the destruction of World Trade Center Building 7 and shift public opinion such that the New York City Council will be inspired to open an independent investigation into how this building, which housed the City’s...
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Poet, Ted Hughes on the experience of thinking →
If you have 9 minutes, you should listen to Hughes talking about what psychologists call metacognition.
There is the inner life of thought which is our world of final reality. The world of memory, emotion, feeling, imagination, intelligence and natural common sense, and which goes on all the time consciously or unconsciously like the heartbeat.
(…) And that process of raid, or...
Falling in Love Only Takes About a Fifth of a... →
Results from Ortigue’s team revealed when a person falls in love, 12 areas of the brain work in tandem to release euphoria-inducing chemicals such as dopamine, oxytocin, adrenaline and vasopression. The love feeling also affects sophisticated cognitive functions, such as mental representation, metaphors and body image.
The findings raise the question: “Does the heart fall in...
