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Brain Blogger
http://brainblogger.com
Brain Blogger covers topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. It reviews the latest news and stories related to neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology. It serves as a focal point for attracting new minds beyond the science of the mind-and-brain and into the biopsychosocial model.
Recent Posts
A Small Sip from the Fountain of Youth
The search for eternal youth is as old as time itself. The theme of immortality winds its way through religion, mythology, poetry, fiction, and modern movies. Usually, stories of those who have achieved immortality expose the curse of eternal life, r...
Why So Serious About The Self?
You have seen movies in which characters have acted violently. Many times, these characters also have a mental illness. Violence is one common stereotype of psychological disorders, along with rebellion and child-like behavior. In The Dark Knightand ...
Is Knowledge Power? Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
The completion of the sequencing of the human genome in 2003 was an outstanding scientific accomplishment. This achievement, together with advances in technology and the forces of capitalism and competition, has brought genetic testing directly to th...
Bruxism and the Brain
Do you grind your teeth at night? Bruxism is the technical term for teeth grinding or teeth clenching that usually occurs in sleep. Bruxism may lead to jaw pain, shoulder pain, ear ache, and all sorts of other physical ailments. Have you ever wondere...
Are Physicians Spending Too Much Time Diagnosing Patients?
Dizziness is responsible for nearly 3 million emergency room visits every year in the United States. In most of the cases, the dizziness is caused by a benign inner ear problem, or is the result of short-lived discomfort or distress, including anxiet...
Possible Medical Application of a Smart Drug
Cognitive enhancers, also known as nootropics, are a category of drugs with the ability to increase mental performance. Many rave about such “smart drugs” helping them to study, take tests, or increase work performance. Ginkgo biloba, piracetam, ...
This is a great blog on the latest info in brain related science and technology with a humanistic touch. I highly recommend this blog to science fanatics and the general public alike. It seems to be sponsored by a major international charity, the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF); I am quite familiar with their host of mental health activities.
Posted: April 3rd, 2005 | Report This Comment