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3 ways to use neurotransmitters to enhance learning
Thinkingcloud | January 4th 2010 by David Becker
Many argue that we have no motivation to learn unless it rewards us. These rewards include the physical; food, water, sex or drugs that make us feel good. These also include social rewards such as a pleasant sensation (Rolls et al. 2003), an attracti read more
Are You a Videogame-Aholic?
Home Cinema and Technology | January 4th 2010 by Michael Lappas
Last night I found myself in a familiar predicament but only experienced in a time long, long ago era. Playing a video game with my younger Brother in co-op mode (your two characters working as a team as opposed to annihilating each other) with no fo read more
Something to Cheer You Up Without Food or Alcohol
High Quality via.com | December 28th 2009 by Kristijan Mišković
How do you cheer up when You’re Down? First of all, it’s okay to feel that way. We all do sometimes. Some of us may feel down more often than others, and that’s okay too. it’s important to deal with the any initial feelings of read more
It’s the Dopamine, You Dope!
It's All a Matter of Perspective: Mine | December 27th 2009 by Holly Jahangiri
Hi. My name is Holly, and I’m an Internet addict. I actually told a psychiatrist that, back in the mid-1980s. He just looked at me like I’d grown a second head. I figured, with two heads, he’d want to charge me double, so I left h read more
ADHD candidate gene (DRD4 exon III) affects inhibitory control in…
Zamp BioTopics | December 20th 2009 by Zamp
Background: Dopamine is believed to be a key neurotransmitter in the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Several recent studies point to an association of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene and this condition. More speci read more
Why is my sister attached to an Alien Green Cow?!
Thoughtpick: A unique perspective of Social Media and the We… | December 19th 2009 by Amer
“Why is my sister attached to a green alien cow?” he asked, with an exasperated look on his face. Farmville's Green Alien Cow I shrugged, running over in my head the countless times that my own friends and family rushed to the compute read more
Why is my sister attached to an Alien Green Cow?!
Thoughtpick: A unique perspective of Social Media and the We… | December 19th 2009 by Amer
“Why is my sister attached to a green alien cow?” he asked, with an exasperated look on his face. Farmville's Green Alien Cow I shrugged, running over in my head the countless times that my own friends and family rushed to the compute read more
You have a headache? Try a game of sex
NewFokka | December 17th 2009 by NewFokka
A study led by Italian physician Marcello Bruno says that sex is last discovered remedy for headaches and migraines. The discovery is unusual, given that tradition says that headaches mood for sex cut and it seems that the people with headache read more
How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Marketing Consultant New Zealand (Sheldon Nesdale, Marketing… | December 13th 2009 by Sheldon Nesdale
My notes on “How We Decide” by Jonah Lehrer: Which of the following 2 sentences of praise encourages kids to challenge themselves? “You must be smart at this” (intelligence) “You must have worked really hard” (ef read more
No Sh*t, Sherlock!!!
Deep Brain Diary | December 11th 2009 by Bill Schmalfeldt
Sometimes when I look at this “new research” being released by Parkinson’s disease experts, I just wanna smack myself on the forehead and curse. (Even though cursing is bad, and smacking my skull might kill the 3 remaining dopamin read more
Prostitution en plein jour sur Facebook (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)
Le blogue du rédacteur du Journal de la Rue, Raymond Viger | December 10th 2009 by Journal de la Rue
Prostitution en plein jour sur Facebook (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) 2e partie Raymond Viger Dossier Prostitution Nouveaux développements dans le débat touchant la prostitution de rue dans Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Selon un nouvel article read more
Retrospectacle – On Women, Paranormal Belief And When Yahoo Ans…
PodBlack Cat | December 8th 2009 by Kylie Sturgess
What is Retrospectacle? This series of posts are a kind of Thomas Dolby-inspired ‘retrospectacle’ of earlier popular entries from my site, which will fill in during the time that I am away from this site for about a week. Even though this blog po read more
Review On Antidepressants – Things To Know
Find a drug rehab | December 8th 2009 by Marcel Gemme
Due to the fact that they aren’t addictive, antidepressants are often not cathegorized as drugs, with the explanation that are substances that can’t be abused. Unfortunately, the prescription drug abuse increased in the last years, and on read more
Take a Peaceful Walk
Develop Minds Blog | December 5th 2009 by Jonathan Beebe
Note: There is an email link embedded within this post, please visit this post to email it. This is the fifth post in the “Improving Your Life in 31 Days” series. For more information, and to view an index of all the posts in this series, please read more
Rebalancing the Brain
Get Clean. Stay Clean. | December 1st 2009 by Dr. Peter Coleman
When we meet a patient for the first time at TCI for an accelerated opiate detox, our main focus is helping him or her detox from the drug of choice. Because Dr. Coleman has been doing this for many years, most detoxes go smoothly; in fact a patient read more
Dopamine Affects the Pleasure the Brain Expects From Future Event…
Buckeye Psychiatry | November 30th 2009
Time (http://tinyurl.com/dopamine-and-decisions 11/27, Cloud) reported that, according to research published in the journal Current Biology, “by tinkering with levels of dopamine in the brain, researchers were able to influence people’s read more
5 Foods to ADD to Your Diet
ADD Moms | November 30th 2009 by Brenda Nicholson
Low levels of dopamine have been linked to ADHD, depression, trouble focusing or concentrating, low energy, and even weight gain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps your brain recognize sources of pleasure. Stress, lack of sleep, poor nutriti read more
Dopamine and ADHD
ADD Student | November 29th 2009 by Brenda Nicholson
The biggest problem for those of us with ADHD is paying attention. Duh, that’s why it’s called Attention Deficit Disorder. Not paying attention to something keeps us from storing it in our memory. People with ADHD are often described as read more
Intuniv For ADHD: Dosing Details
CorePsychBlog | November 28th 2009 by Dr Charles Parker
Intuniv For ADHD Is Guanfacine, But Better and Easier - ADHD treatment evolves: This will be a short note to quickly address the growing comments here at CorePsych Blog on the previous Intuniv post. read more
Addiction Brain Chemistry Research
Married To A Sex Addict | November 23rd 2009 by JoAnn
Copyright © 2009 JoAnn. Visit the original article at http://marriedtoasexaddict.com/2009/11/23/addiction-brain-chemistry-research/.I have spent far too much time reading abstracts and full articles on the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and brain re read more
something scientific
cerebral insights | November 21st 2009 by acielle garcera
The recent articles I have been working on were science articles and I can say that I was able to immensely relate to each of the topic covered. I have, after all, been bred and trained to be a scientist. It just so happened that the blood is thicker read more
Findings Could Speed New PD Drugs
Deep Brain Diary | November 18th 2009 by Bill Schmalfeldt
Scientists in Australia have learned a thing or two about dopamine release from nerve cells that could result in speedier development of newer, better antiparkinsons meds. Medicines used for treating Parkinson’s either provide extra dopamine o read more
Ouch! My Pedunculopontine Nucleus is All Broken and Junk!
Deep Brain Diary | November 18th 2009 by Bill Schmalfeldt
I bet you didn’t even know you HAD a pedunculopontine nucleus, did you! Well, you do! And it needs to be in good working order if you plan to walk normally and have decent balance. And in order to work properly in that regard read more
Designing an Urban Space for Safety during Off-Peak Hours
Sensing Architecture | November 16th 2009 by Maria Lorena Lehman
Image: Borya | Flickr We all have similar urban spaces that we don’t like to hang around. Train stations, bus stations and just outside retail stores after hours. I’m sure when you have to pass through these places, you like to move quickly. And read more
Vyvanse diminishes Memory? Watch The Top of The Therapeutic Windo…
CorePsychBlog | November 14th 2009 by Dr Charles Parker
Vyvanse can create memory problems and there are several likely explanations, so let's review. Most importantly, remember these small Vyvanse challenges do teach us - they point the way to the next logical intervention for the most effective med read more
Review On Heroin – Addiction And Tolerance
Find a drug rehab | November 11th 2009 by Marcel Gemme
As with any other drugs, the body builds up a tolerance for heroin. The addict will have to use larger amounts in order to achieve the high. In time, the addict will have to take heroin several times per day trying to avoid the withdrawal symptoms. T read more
Researchers discover dopamine cell killer protein in Parkinson’…
Technology News & Reviews | November 10th 2009 by Zelma Ambrose
Score one for scientist geeks everywhere. With aims to eliminate the world’s most dreaded diseases, recent research has found a key to the cause of Parkinson’s Disease that could eventually lead to a cure in the next decade. In a pers read more
ADHD Medications: Neurotransmitters to the Rescue
CorePsychBlog | November 2nd 2009 by Dr Charles Parker
Neurotransmitter physiology takes us way beyond what we have been doing for years with only stimulant medications. Neurotransmitters will take us further down the line to that holy grail of ADHD treatments: the Natural Way. read more
Multitasking is the brain seeking novelty
Do This, Do That, Do the Other Thing: The Many Hats of a Mul… | October 28th 2009 by Richard Bernier
There is multitasking and there multitasking! The former is what I do throughout the day, balancing various duties that must be done, website updates, reference assistance, library instruction, resource evaluation, etc. I can’t do all of read more
Dopamine mediated ’sign’ based learning
The Mouse Trap | October 25th 2009 by Sandeep Gautam
There is an interesting must watch Video of Paul Phillips discussing dopamine based learning and I have embedded the video below. Please do have a look. Original video with some other relevant information can be found here. Paul discusses the dopam read more
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