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• in Technology
  Online Social Media Networking Make for Bigger Brains?
  Is Facebook making us smarter? Or do smart people understand Facebook more? Regardless, it seems online networks and the internet itself is changing the structure of the human brain
  by jobertv / on Oct 19, 2011
• in Technorati Women
  Groundbreaking Autism Research: Biological Identifications
  Autism research that just changed the game: CONFIRMED: It's biology, not bad parenting.
  by scothoser / on Sep 7, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Moods Are Contagious: Get A Shot
  Moods of others are contagious and have a corresponding physiological response in us.
  by chezgigi / on Aug 10, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “amygdala”

 

• Researchers Point to Brain’s ‘Dark Side’ as Key to Cocaine Addiction

  
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  A new study provides evidence that the central amygdala, an area of the brain associated with emotion, plays a major role in sustaining cocaine addiction.
  5 days ago

• Rat Study Finds Long-term Use of Antidepressants May Hinder Treatment of PTSD, Some Learning

  
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  New animal research suggests long-term use of a class of medicines used to commonly treat depression may have a downside by interfering with a technique used to treat fear and stress. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly called SSRIs, are antidepressants used to treat depression, as well as a range of ...
  1 week ago

• Why we cringe at nails on the chalkboard

  
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  The reason we cringe at the sound of scratching on a chalkboard is because the sound triggers an uptick in communication between a part of the brain involved in hearing and a part involved in emotions, a new study from England says. In the study, 13 participants listened to 74 sounds and rated them according [...]
  2 weeks ago

• #4 of 25 Writer Brain Boosters

  
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  4. Pardon or Pity? – Venting creates new neuron pathways for more blame  or gridlocks. Forgive by writing opposite of a vent. Check out how your amygdala impacts forgiveness – and guides you to write its opposite. Check out this New York Times story at to see how forgiveness moves writing  from blame into ...
  3 weeks ago

• #3 of 25 Writer Brain Boosters

  
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  3. Run from  Rants.   Negative emotions fade when dangerous cortisol chemicals decrease before you write. Take a few minutes to tame your amygdala – which is the brain’s emotional storehouse. How so? Share traits of one leader you admire who faced similar situations. Why not write about a problem through an ...
  3 weeks ago

• Study Supports Insomnia as Risk Factor for Depression

  
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  Emerging research suggests a link between insomnia and dysfunctional emotional regulation. Investigators discovered neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in neural circuitry, a finding that may have implications for relationship between insomnia and depression. As many as 10 to 15 percent of adults have an ...
  3 weeks ago

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