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Brains, brains, and more brains!
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Linda MacDonald Glenn
... x people with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex were presented with moral dilemmas and were found to be two to three times more willing to kill than people without brain damage) 3. The medicalization of sexual orientation. ( Research suggests brain biology is involved.) 4. The discovery of vegetative consciousness (Brain scan of PV ...
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Fibromyalgia and the Brain
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Dr. Bruce F.
... "symptom magnification." Needless to say many of these patients were relieved when I told them that they have a "real" disease. Now, a new link between fibromyalgia and the brain has been found. Researchers at Louisiana State University examined fibromyalgia patients and studied brain function. They found that a part of the brain called the hippo ...
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Brain Factoid
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Dr. Brian M.
"The average adult brain weight of a human is 1300-1400 g; an adult gorilla's brain weighs only 500 g."- From Dan Brat's introductory chapter in Prayson's Neuropathology (2005). By the way, I he ...
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Brain Food
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Dr. Brian M.
A reader from Springfield, IL recently sent me this picture of a market that once stood on Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis. "Brains & Eggs" was once a popular dish, particularly in the southeastern United States.
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Aging and the brain
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Peter C.
... oblems like high blood pressure, heart (cardiovascular) diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc., may start to set in. However, not everyone may age at the same rate. The Human BrainThis photo of the brain belongs to Gaetan Lee The human brain, a three pound slab of soft matters, is a really remarkable organ, perhaps even a miracle. Structurally, the ...
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Brain Spam
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christine w.
What spam is in your brain? At a recent conference on Cognitive Therapy the presenter said that on average people have 60,000 unwanted thoughts per day. That's a heck of a lot of brain spam, ...
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brain 101
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Karen ..
this is sort of a user's manual for your brain, written by a self-proclaimed 'grumpy' scientist who is scrupulous about his research and sources. I think you'll find it illuminating, and I bet you'll learn something ...
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Brain Fade
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Marc V.
Happy Friday everyone! There are some really interesting posts on Art Devany's site in regards to "Brain Fade". What are your thoughts and feelings on it? Breakfast; Mashed sweet potato, splash or organic half and half, organic butter, 1 tsp of hot pepper relish and some ...
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Brain Rant!
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patientanonymous
... ause arifaery likes her “Daily Dose” of PA (god only knows why), I’ll at least write this. Attempting anything else may be severely futile.I AM SO FUCKING PISSED OFF WITH MY BRAIN!!!I have said before that I really do like to take my diagnoses in stride. I try and accept what they are, how they affect my life, and that I must live with them for t ...
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