The Company you Keep – Social and Associative Stigmas
by Radhika Takru, MA4
You can’t choose your family, say the metaphorical “they,” but you can choose your friends. Choose wisely,... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2012
Smells Like Parkinson’s Disease
by Emily Haines, MSc, PhD (c)Parkinson’s disease has always been primarily seen as a movement disorder resulting in symptoms of shaking, tremors,... READ MORE →
Dietary Trans Fat Linked to Aggression
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDIf you are what you eat, then, apparently, trans fatty acids are aggressive and prone to depression. A new observational... READ MORE →
Mortgage Mess or Mental Health Matter?
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDThe last decade has brought record-high home foreclosures as part of the economic crisis that has gripped the United States.... READ MORE →
The Pot and the Kettle – Both Still Black
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDIt’s an age-old phenomenon: people are guilty of the very fault they find in others. In psychology terms, ethical dissonance.... READ MORE →
The Cost of a Good Night’s Sleep
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDAmerican writer and humorist W.C. Fields once remarked that “the best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.” While... READ MORE →
Shifting Paradigms of White Matter Diseases
by Emily Haines, MSc, PhD (c)Oligodendrocytes, the cells that make “white matter” white play an important role in conducting signals through the brain... READ MORE →
Split-Object Representations – Implications for Interpersonal Attachment and Bonding
by Richard Kensinger, MSWThe development of the self is known to be quite contingent on the multiple inputs from others, particularly during the first... READ MORE →
Is Grief a Mental Illness?
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDNearly every person has suffered the death a loved one. And, in nearly every case, the people left behind experience intense... READ MORE →
Depression – A Disease of the Heart
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDDepression is not just a disease of the mind. Depression hurts the heart, too. It is well known that major depressive disorders... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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