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Improved Brain Health for All! (update on the BRAIN initiative)

WEBFig. 4 (Swann et al., 2018).Adaptive DBS. The unique aspect here is that the authors recorded gamma oscillations (60–90 Hz in this case) from a subdural lead over …

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Coping with COVID-19: Resources for Managing Mental Health

WEBDon't shake hands. Maintain a distance of 6 feet. Don't touch surfaces that could contain respiratory droplets. Don't touch your face. [It's very hard to not touch your …

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The Neurocritic: Vortioxetine for Post-COVID Brain Fog

WEBIf you're relatively young and healthy, is a mild case of COVID-19 really “mild”, like a cold or the flu? Are you still at risk for long COVID — a persistent state of …

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The Neurocritic: Akiskal and the Bipolar Spectrum

WEBThe two major themes of Dr. Hagop Akiskal 's papers are (1) the bipolar spectrum, and (2) temperament as the basis of mood, behavior and personality (e.g., …

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The Gennie Messages at Manteno State Hospital

WEBManteno State Hospital was a behemoth psychiatric hospital located in the Manteno Township of Illinois. By 1936, the total acreage was 1, 200, and in 1954 the …

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The Neurocritic: BROADEN Trial of DBS for Treatment-Resistant

WEBThe news that St. Jude Medical failed a futility analysis of its BROADEN trial of DBS for treatment of depression cast a pall over an otherwise upbeat attendance at …

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The Neurocritic: Professor Richard Frackowiak on Retirement

WEBA neuroimaging pioneer, distinguished Professor Richard Frackowiak, has come out in favor of retirement: I retired aged 65 – I am known for being very pro …

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The Neurocritic: The Constant State of Desire

WEBWhile everyone uses the same single area of the brain to make these sorts of value-laden decisions, a second brain region modulates the activity of the first region in …

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The Neurocritic: Celebrity Neurostigma

WEBCelebrity SPECT scan from rehab patient. Celebrity Rehab is an American TV reality show on VH1 that exploits the addictions of the rich and C- or D-List famous. …

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The Neurocritic: More Brain Scams

WEBSpeaking of brain scamming, Mind Hacks linked to an article in Salon.com about a disreputable informercial unwittingly shown on PBS multiple times: Brain scam …

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The Neurocritic: Meth Really Isn't That Bad for You Or is it

WEBThe NIDA website lists a multitude of adverse effects from chronic heavy use: Long-term methamphetamine abuse has many negative health consequences, …

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Improving the Physical Health of People With Serious Mental Illness

WEBToday is the Mental Health Blog Party sponsored by the American Psychological Association as part of Mental Health Month.A widely neglected part of …

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The Neurocritic: The Dark Side of Diagnosis by Brain Scan

WEBDr. Amen says he has taught himself — by scanning 45,000 people a total of 70,000 times — to apply SPECT, alongside clinical evaluations, as a diagnostic tool in …

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The Neurocritic: The Little Watermelon Pill

WEB4 Comments: At July 01, 2008 6:57 PM, Anonymous said. Ooh! Time for an obscure literary reference! A woman for duty, A boy for pleasure, But a melon for ecstasy. - Old …

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The Neurocritic: Public Health Relevance Statements vs

WEB3 Comments: At November 14, 2014 8:41 AM, Anonymous said. I actually think Dr. Marder did a nice job expressing the public health relevance of her grant. At November …

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The Mental Health of Lonely Marijuana Users

WEBMarijuana use buffered the lonely from both negative self-worth and poor mental health. This evidence suggests that at relatively high levels of social pain, …

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The Neurocritic: April 2009

WEBThe Neurocritic Deconstructing the most sensationalistic recent findings in Human Brain Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychopharmacology

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There Is a Giant Hole Where My Heart Used To Be

WEBWe met in 2006 through our respective blogs, The Neurocritic and Neurofuture.The neuroblogging community was quite small then. Neurofuture started in …

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The Neurocritic: Opioid Drugs for Mental Anguish: Basic

WEBThe prescription opioid crisis of overdosing and overprescribing has reached epic proportions, according to the North American media.Just last week, we learned that …

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Scientific Study Shows Mediums Are Wrong 46.2% of the Time

WEB6 Comments: At August 09, 2016 6:32 AM, Neuroskeptic said. Assuming it is possible to predict current life or death from old photos, the most obvious explanation is that people …

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