Neuroscience
Study Spells Out Spread of Brain Illness in Animals
By SANDRA BLAKESLEE
The New York Times
Published: September 10, 2009
The infectious agent that leads to chronic wasting disease is spread in the feces of infected animals long before they become ill, new research indicates.
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Last week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report about individuals with chronic diseases and their use of the Internet to obtain and share information. The report is available at the link below: Pew Report on Chronic Disease and the...
- The Cns And Stress
From The New York Times: Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop By NATALIE ANGIER Published: August 18, 2009 "Chronic stress changes the brain, but relaxation can change it back." Read the full article...
- "you Have Three Wrists. You Should Have Three Hands.": Neurological Denial And Neglect
Today's New York Times has a short piece on the neurological disorders of denial and neglect. If you examine individuals in acute neurological settings, some very dramatic and extraordinary examples of this can be observed on occasion and are truly...
- Dr. Gary Steinberg Of Stanford And Moyamoya Disease
From tomorrow's New York Times, an account of a patient with moyamoya disease and the neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of the disease: Out of Nowhere, a Devastating Tangle in the Brain By DENISE GRADY The New York Times Published: March...
- This Is Your Brain Under Hypnosis
Today’s New York Times reports that hypnosis may, in fact, change perception in the brain. Sandra Blakeslee reports on a study which supports this. Dr. Amir Raz demonstrated that the Stroop effect was “obliterated” in the “highly hypnotizable...
Neuroscience
Chronic Wasting Disease
Study Spells Out Spread of Brain Illness in Animals
By SANDRA BLAKESLEE
The New York Times
Published: September 10, 2009
The infectious agent that leads to chronic wasting disease is spread in the feces of infected animals long before they become ill, new research indicates.
Read the full article
- Chronic Disease And Using The Internet For Information
Last week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project released a report about individuals with chronic diseases and their use of the Internet to obtain and share information. The report is available at the link below: Pew Report on Chronic Disease and the...
- The Cns And Stress
From The New York Times: Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop By NATALIE ANGIER Published: August 18, 2009 "Chronic stress changes the brain, but relaxation can change it back." Read the full article...
- "you Have Three Wrists. You Should Have Three Hands.": Neurological Denial And Neglect
Today's New York Times has a short piece on the neurological disorders of denial and neglect. If you examine individuals in acute neurological settings, some very dramatic and extraordinary examples of this can be observed on occasion and are truly...
- Dr. Gary Steinberg Of Stanford And Moyamoya Disease
From tomorrow's New York Times, an account of a patient with moyamoya disease and the neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of the disease: Out of Nowhere, a Devastating Tangle in the Brain By DENISE GRADY The New York Times Published: March...
- This Is Your Brain Under Hypnosis
Today’s New York Times reports that hypnosis may, in fact, change perception in the brain. Sandra Blakeslee reports on a study which supports this. Dr. Amir Raz demonstrated that the Stroop effect was “obliterated” in the “highly hypnotizable...