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- July 12, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 89 views
Mind your Immune System
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Another significant piece in the mind-body puzzle comes from this new study where obsessive-compulsive behavior in mice was cured by a bone marrow transplant. A rare form of a genetic disorder in mice causes a “hair pulling” disorder, very similar to its human counterpart trichotillomania. In their new findings published in Cell, Mario Capecchi and [...]... Read more »
Chen SK, Tvrdik P, Peden E, Cho S, Wu S, Spangrude G, & Capecchi MR. (2010) Hematopoietic origin of pathological grooming in Hoxb8 mutant mice. Cell, 141(5), 775-85. PMID: 20510925
- July 9, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 115 views
The Handwriting on the Wall
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have poor penmanship. In turn, poor penmanship leads to decreased success in communication, failed academics, and a lack of self-esteem. Until now, clinicians and autism experts believed that developmental delays were to blame for inferior handwriting skills, but a new study in Neurology reports that weak motor skills [...]... Read more »
Beversdorf DQ, Anderson JM, Manning SE, Anderson SL, Nordgren RE, Felopulos GJ, & Bauman ML. (2001) Brief report: macrographia in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 31(1), 97-101. PMID: 11439759
Dowell LR, Mahone EM, & Mostofsky SH. (2009) Associations of postural knowledge and basic motor skill with dyspraxia in autism: implication for abnormalities in distributed connectivity and motor learning. Neuropsychology, 23(5), 563-70. PMID: 19702410
Dziuk MA, Gidley Larson JC, Apostu A, Mahone EM, Denckla MB, & Mostofsky SH. (2007) Dyspraxia in autism: association with motor, social, and communicative deficits. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 49(10), 734-9. PMID: 17880641
Frings M, Gaertner K, Buderath P, Christiansen H, Gerwig M, Hein-Kropp C, Schoch B, Hebebrand J, & Timmann D. (2010) Megalographia in Children with Cerebellar Lesions and in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Cerebellum (London, England). PMID: 20480275
Fuentes CT, Mostofsky SH, & Bastian AJ. (2009) Children with autism show specific handwriting impairments. Neurology, 73(19), 1532-7. PMID: 19901244
Mayes SD, & Calhoun SL. (2007) Learning, attention, writing, and processing speed in typical children and children with ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, and oppositional-defiant disorder. Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence, 13(6), 469-93. PMID: 17852125
- July 3, 2010
- 02:24 PM
- 153 views
The Bold and the Beautiful
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Personality is a complicated interplay of traits that influence well-being, cognition and mental health. The so-called Big Five personality traits include extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness. It is difficult to quantify personality characteristics and their roles in mood, behavior and reasoning, but several recent studies have proclaimed the significant effect of extraversion — the [...]... Read more »
Abbott RA, Croudace TJ, Ploubidis GB, Kuh D, Richards M, & Huppert FA. (2008) The relationship between early personality and midlife psychological well-being: evidence from a UK birth cohort study. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 43(9), 679-87. PMID: 18443733
Burgess L, Irvine F, & Wallymahmed A. (2010) Personality, stress and coping in intensive care nurses: a descriptive exploratory study. Nursing in critical care, 15(3), 129-40. PMID: 20500651
Gray, J. (1970) The psychophysiological basis of introversion-extraversion. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 8(3), 249-266. DOI: 10.1016/0005-7967(70)90069-0
Lester D. (2010) Big five personality scores of Americans by state. Psychological reports, 106(2), 433-4. PMID: 20524543
Lue BH, Chen HJ, Wang CW, Cheng Y, & Chen MC. (2010) Stress, personal characteristics and burnout among first postgraduate year residents: a nationwide study in Taiwan. Medical teacher, 32(5), 400-7. PMID: 20423259
Osborne H, Simpson J, & Stokes G. (2010) The relationship between pre-morbid personality and challenging behaviour in people with dementia: A systematic review. Aging , 1-13. PMID: 20480417
Strobel M, Tumasjan A, & Spörrle M. (2010) Be yourself, believe in yourself, and be happy: Self-efficacy as a mediator between personality factors and subjective well-being. Scandinavian journal of psychology. PMID: 20497398
Styśko-Kunkowska MA, & Borecka D. (2010) Extraversion and evaluation of humorous advertisements. Psychological reports, 106(1), 44-8. PMID: 20402425
Terracciano A, McCrae RR, & Costa PT. (2010) Intra-individual Change in Personality Stability and Age. Journal of research in personality, 44(1), 31-37. PMID: 20305728
Stafford, L., Ng, W., Moore, R., & Bard, K. (2010) Bolder, happier, smarter: The role of extraversion in positive mood and cognition. Personality and Individual Differences, 48(7), 827-832. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.005
LARSEN, R., & KETELAAR, T. (1989) Extraversion, neuroticism and susceptibility to positive and negative mood induction procedures. Personality and Individual Differences, 10(12), 1221-1228. DOI: 10.1016/0191-8869(89)90233-X
- June 26, 2010
- 12:23 PM
- 144 views
Only the Brain is Worried about Getting Fat
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
One thing that virtually all women share is body image issues. No matter how thin or fat, short or tall, or muscular or slim, women dislike something about their body. According to a new study published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, even women who are seemingly well-adjusted with no overt body image issues have [...]... Read more »
Annis NM, Cash TF, & Hrabosky JI. (2004) Body image and psychosocial differences among stable average weight, currently overweight, and formerly overweight women: the role of stigmatizing experiences. Body image, 1(2), 155-67. PMID: 18089148
Etu SF, & Gray JJ. (2010) A preliminary investigation of the relationship between induced rumination and state body image dissatisfaction and anxiety. Body image, 7(1), 82-5. PMID: 19837639
Hayes S, & Tantleff-Dunn S. (2010) Am I too fat to be a princess? Examining the effects of popular children's media on young girls' body image. The British journal of developmental psychology, 28(Pt 2), 413-26. PMID: 20481395
Hrabosky JI, Cash TF, Veale D, Neziroglu F, Soll EA, Garner DM, Strachan-Kinser M, Bakke B, Clauss LJ, & Phillips KA. (2009) Multidimensional body image comparisons among patients with eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, and clinical controls: a multisite study. Body image, 6(3), 155-63. PMID: 19410528
Owens, T., Allen, M., & Spangler, D. (2010) An fMRI study of self-reflection about body image: Sex differences. Personality and Individual Differences, 48(7), 849-854. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.012
- June 22, 2010
- 10:54 AM
- 88 views
Goal Setting – Pitfalls and Benefits
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Goal setting is a funny thing. Like many of you, I’m sure, I’ve had a long and checkered relationship with it. I’ve gone back and forth, was a big fan, hated it, went back to goal setting again. What is it that fascinates and repels about goal setting? I set out to look at some [...]... Read more »
LATHAM, G., & LOCKE, E. (2006) Enhancing the Benefits and Overcoming the Pitfalls of Goal Setting. Organizational Dynamics, 35(4), 332-340. DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2006.08.008
- June 17, 2010
- 09:10 PM
- 109 views
Medical Art Imitating Life
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
The ideal human body shape has evolved — for better or worse — over the course of human history. Its depiction in art parallels society’s beliefs regarding what is and is not attractive and desirable. The representation of the human form has, too, undergone a metamorphosis in the oft-forgotten field of medical illustration. With the [...]... Read more »
Bonafini BA, & Pozzilli P. (2010) Body weight and beauty: the changing face of the ideal female body weight. Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. PMID: 20492540
Kemp M. (2010) Style and non-style in anatomical illustration: From Renaissance Humanism to Henry Gray. Journal of anatomy, 216(2), 192-208. PMID: 20447244
Pearce JM. (2009) Henry Gray's Anatomy. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), 22(3), 291-5. PMID: 19280653
- June 12, 2010
- 10:28 AM
- 574 views
Female Teachers’ Math Anxiety Negatively Affects Female Students
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
For a long time it was believed that males have better spatial and numerical abilities resulting in their greater aptitude for mathematics compared to females. But research in cognitive development of human infants and children has failed to support these claims. Instead, scientists now have enough evidence to conclude that the same set of biologically [...]... Read more »
Beilock SL, Gunderson EA, Ramirez G, & Levine SC. (2010) Female teachers' math anxiety affects girls' math achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(5), 1860-3. PMID: 20133834
Hyde JS, Lindberg SM, Linn MC, Ellis AB, & Williams CC. (2008) Diversity. Gender similarities characterize math performance. Science (New York, N.Y.), 321(5888), 494-5. PMID: 18653867
- June 9, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 123 views
Antidepressants Carry Equal Risks
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
For nearly a decade, the public has heeded warnings of suicidal behavior related to antidepressant use in children and adolescents. However, the use of antidepressants in this population is still increasing. Initially, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most common class of antidepressants prescribed for children, were the only drugs associated with the increase in [...]... Read more »
Bridge JA, Iyengar S, Salary CB, Barbe RP, Birmaher B, Pincus HA, Ren L, & Brent DA. (2007) Clinical response and risk for reported suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in pediatric antidepressant treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 297(15), 1683-96. PMID: 17440145
Gibbons RD, Hur K, Bhaumik DK, & Mann JJ. (2006) The relationship between antidepressant prescription rates and rate of early adolescent suicide. The American journal of psychiatry, 163(11), 1898-904. PMID: 17074941
Hetrick S, Merry S, McKenzie J, Sindahl P, & Proctor M. (2007) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depressive disorders in children and adolescents. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). PMID: 17636776
Jick H, Kaye JA, & Jick SS. (2004) Antidepressants and the risk of suicidal behaviors. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 292(3), 338-43. PMID: 15265848
March J, Silva S, Petrycki S, Curry J, Wells K, Fairbank J, Burns B, Domino M, McNulty S, Vitiello B.... (2004) Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) randomized controlled trial. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 292(7), 807-20. PMID: 15315995
Olfson M, Marcus SC, & Shaffer D. (2006) Antidepressant drug therapy and suicide in severely depressed children and adults: A case-control study. Archives of general psychiatry, 63(8), 865-72. PMID: 16894062
Schneeweiss S, Patrick AR, Solomon DH, Dormuth CR, Miller M, Mehta J, Lee JC, & Wang PS. (2010) Comparative safety of antidepressant agents for children and adolescents regarding suicidal acts. Pediatrics, 125(5), 876-88. PMID: 20385637
Schneeweiss S, Patrick AR, Solomon DH, Mehta J, Dormuth C, Miller M, Lee JC, & Wang PS. (2010) Variation in the risk of suicide attempts and completed suicides by antidepressant agent in adults: a propensity score-adjusted analysis of 9 years' data. Archives of general psychiatry, 67(5), 497-506. PMID: 20439831
Simon GE, Savarino J, Operskalski B, & Wang PS. (2006) Suicide risk during antidepressant treatment. The American journal of psychiatry, 163(1), 41-7. PMID: 16390887
Vitiello B, Silva SG, Rohde P, Kratochvil CJ, Kennard BD, Reinecke MA, Mayes TL, Posner K, May DE, & March JS. (2009) Suicidal events in the Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS). The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 70(5), 741-7. PMID: 19552869
- June 6, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 130 views
Trick of the Light – Optical Illusions Can’t be Beat
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
You know ‘em, you love ‘em: Suddenly, pictures bulge out in three dimensions, or static dots begin to swirl, or you see colors that aren’t really there. Tricking your eye is as easy as the well-known “finger sausage” maneuver: Hold out your arms, point your index fingers toward each other, then move them slowly together [...]... Read more »
Kuriki I, Ashida H, Murakami I, & Kitaoka A. (2008) Functional brain imaging of the Rotating Snakes illusion by fMRI. Journal of vision, 8(10), 16-10. PMID: 19146358
- June 3, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 147 views
Exercise – It Works For Depression
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
I’m currently reading with great pleasure Tony Schwartz’s new book, The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working – The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance. Schwartz’s main premise is that we need balance — between activity and rest on the physical level, between performance and renewal on the emotional level, between left and right brain [...]... Read more »
Babyak M, Blumenthal JA, Herman S, Khatri P, Doraiswamy M, Moore K, Craighead WE, Baldewicz TT, & Krishnan KR. (2000) Exercise treatment for major depression: maintenance of therapeutic benefit at 10 months. Psychosomatic medicine, 62(5), 633-8. PMID: 11020092
Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Moore KA, Craighead WE, Herman S, Khatri P, Waugh R, Napolitano MA, Forman LM, Appelbaum M.... (1999) Effects of exercise training on older patients with major depression. Archives of internal medicine, 159(19), 2349-56. PMID: 10547175
- May 31, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 138 views
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Through the course of modern human history, chocolate has been considered the most special of all confections. Chocolate inspires deep love and devotion from those who partake of it, and its ability to enhance one’s mood has been advertised by men, women and children — and candy manufacturers — everywhere. Now, new evidence may put [...]... Read more »
Chang AS, Yeong BY, & Koh WP. (2010) Symposium on Plant Polyphenols: Nutrition, Health and Innovations, June 2009. Nutrition reviews, 68(4), 246-52. PMID: 20416020
Egan BM, Laken MA, Donovan JL, & Woolson RF. (2010) Controversies in Hypertension: Does Dark Chocolate Have a Role in the Prevention and Management of Hypertension? Commentary on the Evidence. Hypertension. PMID: 20404213
Macht M, & Dettmer D. (2006) Everyday mood and emotions after eating a chocolate bar or an apple. Appetite, 46(3), 332-6. PMID: 16546294
Macht M, & Mueller J. (2007) Interactive effects of emotional and restrained eating on responses to chocolate and affect. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 195(12), 1024-6. PMID: 18091197
Macht M, & Mueller J. (2007) Immediate effects of chocolate on experimentally induced mood states. Appetite, 49(3), 667-74. PMID: 17597253
Macht M, Roth S, & Ellgring H. (2002) Chocolate eating in healthy men during experimentally induced sadness and joy. Appetite, 39(2), 147-58. PMID: 12354683
Rose N, Koperski S, & Golomb BA. (2010) Mood food: chocolate and depressive symptoms in a cross-sectional analysis. Archives of internal medicine, 170(8), 699-703. PMID: 20421555
Strandberg TE, Strandberg AY, Pitkälä K, Salomaa VV, Tilvis RS, & Miettinen TA. (2008) Chocolate, well-being and health among elderly men. European journal of clinical nutrition, 62(2), 247-53. PMID: 17327862
Williams S, Tamburic S, & Lally C. (2009) Eating chocolate can significantly protect the skin from UV light. Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 8(3), 169-73. PMID: 19735513
- May 20, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 131 views
Clinical Psychologists’ Perceptions of Persons with Mental Illness
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Many people have fabulous relationships with their psychologists. They feel supported, understood, well-liked. But there are also those who feel a little uneasy. Research by Lynn Servais and Stephen Saunders of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin may have unearthed one of the reasons why.
Some psychologists have a hard time connecting with people with mental illness, [...]... Read more »
Servais, L., & Saunders, S. (2007) Clinical psychologists' perceptions of persons with mental illness. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38(2), 214-219. DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.2.214
- May 17, 2010
- 01:31 PM
- 164 views
Take Two of These… And You Still Might Have Pain
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Migraines are severe, often debilitating, headaches that may be accompanied by visual symptoms, as well as nausea and vomiting. Migraines may last up to 24 hours. The exact cause of migraine is unknown, and most treatment focuses on acute pain relief once the migraine begins. For many migraine sufferers, acute pain relief is often ineffective [...]... Read more »
Goldstein J, Silberstein SD, Saper JR, Ryan RE Jr, & Lipton RB. (2006) Acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine in combination versus ibuprofen for acute migraine: results from a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, single-dose, placebo-controlled study. Headache, 46(3), 444-53. PMID: 16618262
Kirthi V, Derry S, Moore RA, & McQuay HJ. (2010) Aspirin with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). PMID: 20393963
Lampl C, Voelker M, & Diener HC. (2007) Efficacy and safety of 1,000 mg effervescent aspirin: individual patient data meta-analysis of three trials in migraine headache and migraine accompanying symptoms. Journal of neurology, 254(6), 705-12. PMID: 17406776
Lovell BV, & Marmura MJ. (2010) New therapeutic developments in chronic migraine. Current opinion in neurology, 23(3), 254-8. PMID: 20442572
Paemeleire K, & Bartsch T. (2010) Occipital nerve stimulation for headache disorders. Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 7(2), 213-9. PMID: 20430321
Steiner TJ, & Voelker M. (2009) Gastrointestinal tolerability of aspirin and the choice of over-the-counter analgesia for short-lasting acute pain. Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 34(2), 177-86. PMID: 19250138
- May 10, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 185 views
Antidepressants Not Effective for Some Types of Depression
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Antidepressant medications have been the mainstay of treatment for depressive disorders for decades. But these drugs may not be as effective as once believed, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a meta-analysis of data from trials of antidepressants and [...]... Read more »
Fournier, J., DeRubeis, R., Hollon, S., Dimidjian, S., Amsterdam, J., Shelton, R., & Fawcett, J. (2010) Antidepressant Drug Effects and Depression Severity: A Patient-Level Meta-analysis. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(1), 47-53. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1943
Torpey, D., & Klein, D. (2009) Chronic depression: Update on classification and treatment. Current Psychiatry Reports, 10(6), 458-464. DOI: 10.1007/s11920-008-0074-6
- May 7, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 194 views
Light at the End of the Tunnel or Too Much Carbon Dioxide?
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
The connection between mind and body is never as ambiguous as when the body is near death. Reports of near-death experiences (NDEs) in people who suffer cardiac arrest or other life-threatening traumas are unexplained by current science. Theories of psychological, physiological, and transcendental causes abound, but none has defined the true source of the phenomenon. [...]... Read more »
Klemenc-Ketis Z, Kersnik J, & Grmec S. (2010) The effect of carbon dioxide on near-death experiences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: a prospective observational study. Critical care (London, England), 14(2). PMID: 20377847
Lai CF, Kao TW, Wu MS, Chiang SS, Chang CH, Lu CS, Yang CS, Yang CC, Chang HW, Lin SL.... (2007) Impact of near-death experiences on dialysis patients: a multicenter collaborative study. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 50(1), 124. PMID: 17591532
Leisman G, & Koch P. (2009) Networks of conscious experience: computational neuroscience in understanding life, death, and consciousness. Reviews in the neurosciences, 20(3-4), 151-76. PMID: 20157986
Parnia S, & Fenwick P. (2002) Near death experiences in cardiac arrest: visions of a dying brain or visions of a new science of consciousness. Resuscitation, 52(1), 5-11. PMID: 11801343
Parnia S, Waller DG, Yeates R, & Fenwick P. (2001) A qualitative and quantitative study of the incidence, features and aetiology of near death experiences in cardiac arrest survivors. Resuscitation, 48(2), 149-56. PMID: 11426476
- May 4, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 172 views
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Winston Churchill once defined a pessimist as one who sees the difficulty in every opportunity, but an optimist as one who sees the opportunity in every difficulty. New research shows that optimists, who already enjoy better goal attainment, more resilience, and better overall well-being compared to pessimists, also enjoy a healthier immune system. The new [...]... Read more »
Avitsur, R., Powell, N., Padgett, D., & Sheridan, J. (2009) Social Interactions, Stress, and Immunity. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, 29(2), 285-293. DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2009.02.006
Segerstrom, S. (2007) Stress, Energy, and Immunity: An Ecological View. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16(6), 326-330. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00522.x
Segerstrom, S. (2007) Optimism and resources: Effects on each other and on health over 10 years☆. Journal of Research in Personality, 41(4), 772-786. DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.09.004
Segerstrom, S., & Sephton, S. (2010) Optimistic Expectancies and Cell-Mediated Immunity: The Role of Positive Affect. Psychological Science, 21(3), 448-455. DOI: 10.1177/0956797610362061
- May 1, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 215 views
Societal Assumptions on Abuse and the Victim’s Perspective
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Sexual abuse of children is morally revolting and a topic wrought with emotions. In the past few decades, awareness of the prevalence of child abuse and its psychological repercussions has increased. A “trauma model” has been built around sexual abuse that perceives it as being directly traumatic and frightening, and necessarily damaging.
Many psychologists now argue [...]... Read more »
Loftus, E., & Frenda, S. (2010) Bad Theories Can Harm Victims. Science, 327(5971), 1329-1330. DOI: 10.1126/science.1187716
- April 28, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 196 views
The Brain Rejects Inequality
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
The human brain likes balance. Not simply biological and physiological homeostasis that maintains the proper functioning of the brain, but emotional, social and psychological balance. Notably, the human brain dislikes inequality when it comes to money, and rejects it at all costs, according to new research in the journal Nature.
Behavioral and anthropological evidence show that [...]... Read more »
Guroglu, B., van den Bos, W., Rombouts, S., & Crone, E. (2010) Unfair? It depends: Neural correlates of fairness in social context. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsq013
Hare, T., Camerer, C., Knoepfle, D., O'Doherty, J., & Rangel, A. (2010) Value Computations in Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex during Charitable Decision Making Incorporate Input from Regions Involved in Social Cognition. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(2), 583-590. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4089-09.2010
Smith, D., Hayden, B., Truong, T., Song, A., Platt, M., & Huettel, S. (2010) Distinct Value Signals in Anterior and Posterior Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(7), 2490-2495. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3319-09.2010
Tricomi, E., Rangel, A., Camerer, C., & O’Doherty, J. (2010) Neural evidence for inequality-averse social preferences. Nature, 463(7284), 1089-1091. DOI: 10.1038/nature08785
Yamagishi, T., Horita, Y., Takagishi, H., Shinada, M., Tanida, S., & Cook, K. (2009) The private rejection of unfair offers and emotional commitment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(28), 11520-11523. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900636106
- April 25, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 269 views
Good Health Equals Good Sex
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Sexuality is an important component of overall health and quality of life. An active sex life can reduce stress, strengthen the immune system, improve cardiovascular health and promote longevity. Not only does sex lead to health benefits, but good health leads to improved sexuality. A recent British Medical Journal (BMJ) report concluded that the better [...]... Read more »
Camacho, M., & Reyes-Ortiz, C. (2005) Sexual dysfunction in the elderly: age or disease?. International Journal of Impotence Research. DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901429
DeLamater, J., & Karraker, A. (2009) Sexual functioning in older adults. Current Psychiatry Reports, 11(1), 6-11. DOI: 10.1007/s11920-009-0002-4
Lindau, S., & Gavrilova, N. (2010) Sex, health, and years of sexually active life gained due to good health: evidence from two US population based cross sectional surveys of ageing. BMJ, 340(mar09 2). DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c810
Smith, L., Mulhall, J., Deveci, S., Monaghan, N., & Reid, M. (2007) Sex After Seventy: A Pilot Study of Sexual Function in Older Persons. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4(5), 1247-1253. DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00568.x
- April 22, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 223 views
The Neurobiology of Social Anxiety Disorder
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Shyness is a unique trait and all of us experience it in various degrees when faced with performance situations or new social surroundings. However, many people go through life dreading such encounters and exposure to the feared social situation provokes anxiety, or possibly a panic attack. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) or social phobia is a [...]... Read more »
Stein, M., & Stein, D. (2008) Social anxiety disorder. The Lancet, 371(9618), 1115-1125. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60488-2
Stein MB, & Gorman JM. (2001) Unmasking social anxiety disorder. Journal of psychiatry , 26(3), 185-9. PMID: 11394188
Strug, L., Suresh, R., Fyer, A., Talati, A., Adams, P., Li, W., Hodge, S., Gilliam, T., & Weissman, M. (2008) Panic disorder is associated with the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) but not the promoter region (5-HTTLPR). Molecular Psychiatry, 15(2), 166-176. DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.79
Smoller, J., Paulus, M., Fagerness, J., Purcell, S., Yamaki, L., Hirshfeld-Becker, D., Biederman, J., Rosenbaum, J., Gelernter, J., & Stein, M. (2008) Influence of RGS2 on Anxiety-Related Temperament, Personality, and Brain Function. Archives of General Psychiatry, 65(3), 298-308. DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2007.48
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