As you all know, I have been attempting to lose weight. I have just started my second week on Nutrisystem. I have lost a total of 11 pounds so far. I am not sure if I mentioned this other great site that I read all the time. It’s called Our Wicked Weighs. They have tons [...]
Mobile phone use does not raise the risk of brain tumours, a Japanese study suggests.
The research is the first to look at the effects of hand set radiation levels on different parts of the brain.
Tokyo Women’s Medical University found no increased risk of the three main types of brain cancer among regular mobile phone users.
The [...]
It’s easy! Just try to redraw the given shape as good as you can. Ohh .. I only got an A- on that one .
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A new research using high-tech helmets has shown that even low-impact head hits in sports like American football can cause brain injuries, a finding which might lead to better understanding about head traumas and improved sporting equipments. According to a report in Discovery News, Kevin Guskiewicz, professor of exercise and sport science and director of the Sports Medicine Research Laboratory at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, conducted the research. Guskiewicz and his team conducted their research using a sensor-imbedded helmet called the Revolution IQ HITS, which contains six sensors that measure acceleration. Placed at the crown of the helmet, as well as the left side, right side, face and back, the sensors measure in real time the amount of g-force a player's head experiences at impact, where the hit occurs, and where it comes from. G-force, which is a measure of acceleration against the Earth's gravitational pull, is something astronau
Here's an online animated game to help you get your head round Roger Sperry's split brain experiments, where he discovered what happens to mental processing if the corpus callosum linking the two hemispheres of the brain has been severed. More...
New Honda boss Ross Brawn has promised the team supporters to turn the team into a great force and to put all his experience into force after years of success with Ferrari.Jenson Button has said that the team exudes confidence when Ross Brawn comes into the team room and also it excites him greatly that Brawn is here at Honda.Every Honda supporters have hoped that Honda may turn into a championship challenging team with the arrival of Ross Brawn.Brawn has helped Ferrari take six constructors championship and also five drivers title for Micheal Schumacher. Rubens Barrichello, who has previously worked with Brawn at Ferrari, knows the 53-year-old is the man who can take Honda to the top.
Israeli researchers have shown that hypnotism actually produces measurable changes in the brain, refuting suggestions that it does not result in an altered state of consciousness. Sceptics argue that hypnotism —commonly used to treat pain, anxiety, and phobias — is an exaggerated form of social compliance, where subjects suspend their critical faculties to do whatever a hypnotist asks of them. However, Prof Yadin Dudai, a researcher at The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, insists that brain scans of people taken after a hypnotic suggestion to forget have revealed that parts of the brain really are affected. During the study, two groups of volunteers — people susceptible to hypnotic suggestions, and individuals who were not — were shown a documentary depicting a day in the life of a young woman. After a week, the participants were placed in a brain scanner. They were then induced into a hypnotic state, and given a posthypnotic
I heard about this short film a couple days ago on NPR and had to check it out. The 20 minute-long film is very well done and is definitely worth watching. You can see the whole thing here.Suffering from Parkinson's Disease, Ray Farkas decided four years ago to undergo a procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery, a radical step that would, if successful, reduce some of the shaking that Farkas had been forced to endure due to Parkinson's. The brain surgery requires patients to be awake in order to control the accurate targeting of shake-reducing electrical stimuli. Farkas decided to do what other talented filmmakers would nervously shy away from: he filmed it.The procedure was a success, but Farkas unfortunately passed away on January 4 due to complications from colon cancer. The five-time Emmy award winner had an illustrious career in the documentary television world and is highly respected amongst peers and friends.His sense of humor and love of life is captured in the film and
I'm trying something new and a bit exciting to (hopefully) relieve some of the pressures and stresses on my mind and body and so I've also done a bit of research on brain waves and subconscious states...
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In an effort to accelerate the development of next-generation automobiles and robots, Toyota is turning to some of Japan's top neuroscientists. According to a December 14 announcement, the automaker has teamed up with the Institute of Physical and Chemical R
Swedish researchers believe they have uncovered the "irrelevance filter" in the brain that weeds out unnecessary information, thereby only leaving those details essential to form
A new study has found that belief, disbelief and uncertainty activate distinct regions of the brain. It was also found that belief/disbelief affected areas
Whether they are making or losing money in the market, traders know that trading is first and last a mental game. When your system makes you money, can you stay out of its way so that it can continue to do so? And when your system inevitably suffers drawdowns, can you remain on the sidelines and not act like a belligerent parent at a Little League baseball game?Richard Dennis, who co-founded the legendary Turtle Trading System with William Eckhardt, once remarked that he believed that he could publish the entire then-secret Turtle Trading methodology in the newspaper and it wouldn't make a difference.Why? Because most people cannot follow the rules. And this was not because the rules were especially complex. It was because human beings are especially -- and perhaps in some ways, unnecessarily -- complex.We see the same thing when it comes to other challenges people have, whether it is in dieting and weight loss or quitting smoking. At this point in time, there are few people who do not
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute for Technology's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have found a missing protein that may be one of the culprits behind
If you're having trouble viewing this article, click here to view it in your browser. Herald Sun Blogger, Hosay_ (595500@gmail.com) thought you might find this article from news.com.au/heraldsun interesting: Check this out.....which side are you? Right Brain v Left Brain From: Herald Sun October 09, 2007 THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise? If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa. Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it. Click here to read the full article on the website Alternatively, you can copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22556281-661,00.html
This question about blogging arouse because of the sudden popularity that they have been getting. If you have been on the Internet for long, you will notice that the growing number of blog sites are getting to be as many as the articles. Which brings to the questions about blogging. Why the sudden surge? Is it good for the brain?According to some of the ‘online experts”, blogging does have positive effects on the brains of the boggers out there. For one, blogging helps promote analytical and critical thinking.The best of the best blogs are full of rich and fresh ideas promoting both helpful exchange and criticism. Instead of creating a closed and exclusive online community, these blogs enhance discussion and interaction among other blogs. What’s more, the information you can get from blogs are one in a million. You will not get them from anywhere else. Aside from that, you are always free to comment on what is written. Constructive and destructive criticisms are welcome too. Blog
Hello! I am back after a very long absense. Apologies for that. But i'm back now and ready to write about the awesome new music that is around, aswell as band and album reviews, guest writer Craig Duranti will be letting you all know what he's been spinning lately, and also we hope to have an interview with the excellent Moving Units.Todays post is about the world of Remixes.For me, remixes can be spilt into two pots. You have the songs which are aren't too well known, maybe album tracks, or singles which failed to make an impression, which are then given a new lick of paint, to build upon the original ideas but also give a new slant. Then you have the remixes of well known songs, which have enjoyed good commercial success, or cult following. The priniciple is the same, the original track is altered and combined with a new vision.It is with this second group of remixes that I struggle with. Take a song such as "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix, an absolute classic. Now two artists that I am
US researchers have identified the brain region that selectively amplifies behaviourally significant speech sounds, such as recognising the unmistakable sound of a spouse calling one’s
SIK WORLD PRESENTS THE HOLIDAY HATE TOUR 2007 FEATURING PSYCHOSTICK, INDORPHINE AND THE SCREAMING MECHANICAL BRAINSik World Clothing is proud to present the 2007 Holiday Hate Tour featuring Psychostick, Indorphine and The Screaming Mechanical Brain. The out kicks off next week in Tempe, AZ and will roll across the US spreading the Sik World brand of holiday cheer up until 3 days before Christmas. The tour will feature tons of giveaways from Sik World Clothing and Jagermeister at each stop on the tour."Every so often, we over at Psychostick like to wear clothes. On tour, we always have to wear clothes, even if we don't have any clean shirts. So luckily, clothing brand Sik World is on our side for the upcoming Holiday Hate Tour 2007," says Psychostick's drummer Alex Preiss. "Not just that, but they already support some of my favorite bands like Every Time I Die, Chimaira, God Forbid, The Offspring, and Zebrahead. I'm not exaggerating when I say Sik World is the best thing since sliced Sa
This is about a fellow, whom I will not name in this article, who was suffering some very serious headaches for several months. They became worse and he had a seizure in Sept of 2006. He was unconscious for a day and a half. During that time he was airlifted to a hospital and had emergency surgery to remove 2 tumors, one being the size of a golf ball. The unfortunate thing was the third tumor was not operable because he would have become paralyzed and unable to talk. Those were not good options as you may well surmise.The remaining tumor was known as Glioblastoma multiforme. When you research that you will find if you use Wikipedia:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), also knwn as grade 4 astrocytoma, is the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor, accounting for 52% of all primary brain tumor cases and 20% of all intracranial tumors. Despite being the most prevalent form of primary brain tumor cases GBM's occur at only 2-3 cases per 100,000 people in Europe and North America.
I saw this article while i was reading on Reddit. I thought that i was very interesting as i have done posts on the 12-Steps and my Recovery. It is a very interesting article. Researchers have uncovered a key genetic switch that chronic cocaine or stress influences to cause the brain to descend into a pathological state. In studies with mice they showed how chronic cocaine changes gene activity to enhance the addictive reward from the drug. And they showed similarly how chronic stress induces the same kinds of changes that hypersensitizes the brain, causing depression-like symptoms.The researchers said their basic finding in the animals could lead to better treatments for addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders.Eric Nestler and colleagues published their findings in the November 8, 2007, issue of the journal Neuron, published by Cell Press.In their experiments, the researchers explored how chronic cocaine or stress exerts “epigenetic” control of genes in the brain.
On of the reasons why babies learn language so much easier than adults is because the differences in the brain. The baby's brain is like a sponge, and is disposed to learn languages. Babies are born with billions of brain cells, and among this brain cells, there are millions that control language. There are a lot of interesting cells connexion that make thing easier for the learning process. Most of the brain's language connections are well established by about 10. After 10, learning a language will be more difficult.When a baby hears people talk a language, his brain makes a bond with that language, the brain strengthens connections with that language.An adult who wants to learn a new language but has never been exposed to his target language when he was a child, will try to learn new sounds, but his language connection has been already and specifically wired to understand his native language ... so it will be more difficult for him. Most adults have trouble distinguishing sounds. Bab
This is blackjack. To play blackjack, you need to know the rules of the game and you need to know how to count. Casino games can teach children about counting and it can also be a healthy hobby for old people. For retired people, playing such games help to exercise the brains. [...]
You just gotta see this animation to believe it!!!!
It's now responsible for starting fights and arguments every where. ITS INSANE
If you see the girl turning clockwise, your right hemisphere dominates:
You are highly creative, you use your 5 Zoom(s)
Chemical dependency can result from many things: alcohol, caffeine, illegal drugs like cocaine, legal drugs like pain killers. But one of the most difficult dependencies to break is also one of the most common : smoking. The body becomes addicted to the nicotine in tobacco. Now, researchers may have found an important link in the brain to smoking addiction.Scientists at the University of Southern California and the University of Iowa studied thirty-two former smokers. All of the men and women had brain injuries as a result of strokes.Half of them reported that they were able to give up cigarettes quickly and easily after they suffered the brain damage. Magnetic resonance imaging showed that twelve of those sixteen patients had suffered damage to a part of the brain called the insula.The insula is found near the ear. Experts believe it somehow brings together emotional experience and sensory information with some activities like breathing. Experiments have suggested that the insula has
The Hidden Legacy of IraqMoD begins study amid fears that up to 20,000 soldiers may be affected.By Matthew Taylor and Esther Addley, GuardianThe Ministry of Defence is conducting a major study into brain injury in troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan amid fears that thousands of soldiers may have suffered damage after being exposed to high-velocity explosions.The US army says as many as 20% of its soldiers and marines have suffered "mild traumatic brain injury" (mTBI) from blows to the head or shockwaves caused by explosions. The condition, which can lead to memory loss, depression and anxiety, has been designated as one of four "signature injuries" of the Iraq conflict by the US department of defence, which is introducing a large-scale screening programme for troops returning from the frontline.Defence officials were reluctant to extrapolate directly from the US experience, arguing that the science is still inconclusive and that the US and UK experience in Iraq and Afghanistan h
Biologists at the University of Utah have genetically manipulated the sexual orientation of nematode worms, in an attempt to show how sexual orientation is connected ...
A researcher at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has found that the brain talks directly to the immune system, and sends commands that control ...
Biopharmaceutical company Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. has unveiled the results of a pre-clinical research into the mechanism of action of Contrave, one of its two late-stage ...
Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time pinpointed brain waves that distinguish false memories from the real ones. The ...
Life sure is good. My Detroit Lions are 4-2, and are playoff contenders in the toughest league in the world, the NFC! How? Thanks to my masterbati...Uh, masterminding ways. Is "masterminding" a real word? Well, it is now! Hee!Matt "Masterminding" Millen! I like how that sounds! I can see the headlines... "Millen gets Lions to the Super Bowl, didn't have to buy tickets!"What's even better, thanks to my masterminding in hiring Marinelli, is that I can come into the office every day, and just put my feet up. The Sarge and Martz are doing all the heavy lifting, making all the decisions, butting heads with the dumbasses in the media, working 16 hour days, while I play "Minesweeper" all afternoon. That game's not so hard, I find the bomb every time!As fun as it is finding the bombs, I get kinda bored sometimes. Now that Sarge and Martz are calling the shots, everyone leaves me alone. It gets kind of lonely hanging out in my office, though. I miss defending my decisi...Uh, talking to the Kill
A new vaccine is showing promise for treating glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive brain cancer. The vaccine is currently being offered through a clinical trial ...
Researchers have found that a common human virus may prove useful in attacking the deadliest form of brain tumours. Researchers at Duke's Preston Robert ...
I keep meaning to post this here for some fun, have a go! :)The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it. MORE
Sadly, cancer affects many people and families each year. The pain and suffering this disease inflicts is immeasurable. Brain cancer is one of the worst types of cancer because if often is not found until late in the cycle.If a person has symptoms, such as severe headaches or seizures, there are many ways to test for this disease. First a doctor will perform a physical and neurological exam. These exams test a person's alertness, general physical wellness, coordination, muscle strength, and other physical attributes. After the physical and neurological exams, the doctor can order a CT scan to look for tumors in the brain. A CT scan is an x-ray of the brain. It can be used to find other diseases that affect the brain in addition to cancer.Beyond a CT scan, there are several other ways to look for brain tumors, such as MRI technology, angiograms, skull x-rays, spinal taps, and different types of biopsies. MRIs use powerful magnets to take detailed images of any body part and can see if t
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): Understanding how bats communicate during their nocturnal outings could lead to better treatments for human speech disorders, say researchers at Texas ...
There's a common misconception that everyone who plays video games are lazy because all they seem to do is sit on their ass all day. With the advent of the Wii this opinion has changed a little but there's still the idea that video gamers could be doing far more with their time. So, when some Japanese bioengineers come up with a way of playing games without even so much as moving a muscle you might concede that these 'haters' have a point.Unfortunately the 'game' they decided to test this on was Second Life and one could argue whether or not the 'games' users actually have brains that think about anything other than sex (cheer up, I'm kidding!). The device works by monitoring electrical activity in the motoro cortex via eternal electrodes on the scalp. Hmm, I'll let the experts explain this one;All a user has to do to control his/her avatar is imagine performing various movements. The activity monitored by the headpiece is read and plotted by an electroencephalogram, which relays it to
By Levin & PercontiAn $8400000 verdict was recently awarded in a personal injury lawsuit to a 21-year-old woman who was in a car accident and sustained severe and permanent brain injury. The woman claimed that she was a victim of auto repair negligence, ...Illinois Injury Lawyer BlogArizonaEarthshines.com
Today I want to talk about right now. I will stray from my "how I got here story" Because I want to say the following - Because I lived through a TBI, doesn't mean I'm incompetent now. I wonder how many TBI survivors have this same feeling at times. As well meaning as others can be.I do forget, and I am not as clear about some things like I was. But I can still make educated choices. I can find out information and decide for myself, certain things. I don't need everything decided for me. Just like before my accident, I have to learn from mistakes, right?It is very frustrating. I understand that loved ones can worry about me. Worry that I might put myself in danger etc. But there are some things that are common sense, and I haven't lost that. I already can't drive myself anywhere. I can't go to Target, or the mall or even just for a drive. All things I used to be very independent about. I can't walk my dogs. I can't stand up long enough to cook. I can't work. I can't a lot of things. Bu
Links for this Post: YouTube Video "Stonehenge Demo' embedded below Connecting Your Brain to the Game Using an EEG cap, a startup hopes to change the way people interact with video games by Kate Greene in the MIT Technology Review Emotiv Systems Using an EEG cap, a startup hopes to change the way people interact with video games.
JENNIFER HLADOctober 7, 2007 - 12:54AMDAILY NEWS STAFFDuring his time in Iraq with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Sgt. G. Russell Hill was exposed to multiple explosions. The most damaging was when a rocket-propelled grenade landed about 3 feet away from him - throwing him 8 to 10 feet and injuring both his legs.Hill knew his legs were hurt. But he didn't realize that - although he had no visible scars above his waist, except for some shrapnel in his hands - the blast may also have injured his brain.Traumatic brain injuries are "really as old as human history," said Capt. Tom Johnson, Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital's neurologist. "Blast-related TBIs have been around since the invention of gunpowder."But until recent years, many did not realize a person could sustain a traumatic brain injury without any visible damage to the skull... ___________________________________________________________________
CASSELBERRY, Fla. — A police officer who slipped and injured a knee responding to a toddler’s near-drowning has sued the family of the 1-year-old boy, who suffered brain damage and can no longer walk, talk or swallow.
Casselberry Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn alleges Joey Cosmillo’s family left a puddle of water on the floor, causing her fall [...]
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