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URL: http://www.something-fishy.org/Dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to people with Eating Disorders, and their loved-ones… since 1995. For: AnyoneTopics: Addiction, Eating Disorders, General Psychology, Health Promotion, Health Psychology, Life, LifestyleFeatures: Articles, Case Studies, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Conferences, Databases, Forums, Glossary, Information, Interviews, Links, Research, Therapist Directory, e-learning Dedicated ...
The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred)
URL: http://www.ifred.org/ iFred is dedicated to Bringing Depression Hope. iFred’s primary purpose is to Bring Depression Hope. iFred brings energy and information together from a variety of existing sources to educate, inform and change the way we look at depression today. We need to foster an environment where people...
Attention Defecit Disorder Association
URL: http://www.add.org/mc/page.do;jsessionid=B658664123E606E0F32B75B46476FB0F.mc0?sitePageId=92488The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is the world’s leading adult ADHD organization. Our mission is to provide information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) lead better lives. We are an international non-profit organization, founded twenty years ago by adult ADHD support...
URL: http://www.psychologicalselfhelp.org/Psychological Self-Help is an e-book dealing with many facets of human behavior. Dr. Clay Tucker-Ladd discusses how to deal with life, marriage, and figuring out ways to understand ourselves. There are a multitude of emotions in this e-book, so whatever you are feeling–chances are Dr. Tucker-Ladd has covered...
URL: http://mdsasupport.homestead.com/home.htmlThe mission of Making Daughters Safe Again (MDSA) is to support and advocate for survivors of mother-daughter sexual abuse (MDSA), to educate professionals and the general public, and to inspire action, knowledge, healing and hope. For: Anyone, AnyoneTopics: Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Emotional Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health,...
URL: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/home2.aspxThe Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. For: Anyone, Anyone, AnyoneTopics: Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Emotional Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Personality, Personality disorders, Self-help, Abnormal, Attachment, Behaviour Management, Child and...
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The Price of Workplace Incivility in the Navy
A female Navy captain was recently stripped of her command of the U.S.S. Cowpens following repeated...
Leadership Lessons from the Titanic
“Madam, God himself could not sink this ship.” –A steward on the Titanic In a discussion...
Burnout and the Plague: Flow as the Solution to Both
I sincerely apologize for my complete absence from the blogging world though a recent bout with what...
“If you were to get enough money to live as comfortably as you would like for the rest of your...
My predictions for the future of business psychology
Facets of business psychology Being a business psychologist can be giddy-making. Well, that is our j...
“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.” -English proverb The recent earthquake in C...
Eureka! Science News - Psychology & Sociology
Psychopaths' brains wired to seek rewards, no matter the consequences
The brains of psychopaths appear to be wired to keep seeking a reward at any cost, new research from Vanderbilt University finds. The research uncovers the role of the brain's reward system in psychopathy and opens a new area of study for understanding what drives these individuals. read more...
Mathematical model can help communities better evaluate sex offender policies
A new mathematical model developed by Indiana University Bloomington and Arizona State University geographers could help communities that are in the midst of passing or reforming sex offender laws. The researchers describe the model and report its first test in an Early View edition of Papers in Regional Science. read...
Carnegie Mellon research provides insight into brain's decision-making process
Replaying recent events in the area of the brain called the hippocampus may have less to do with creating long-term memories, as scientists have suspected, than with an active decision-making process, suggests a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Minnesota Medical School. read more...
Mother knows best -- even before birth
Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, has found. read more...
Traces of the past: Computer algorithm able to 'read' memories
Computer programs have been able to predict which of three short films a person is thinking about, just by looking at their brain activity. The research, conducted by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London), provides further insight into how our memories are recorded. read...
Get up, get out and go: NC State research tackles childhood obesity
Getting children involved in finding ways to become more physically active can not only make them more aware of local recreational opportunities, but can even help increase their own physical activity. read more...
The Tangled Neuron
Acerra says it is presenting data at the Alzheimer's Disease International conference that shows Axona helps memory and thinking, at least in people without the APOE4 genetic variation who take Axona as prescribed. I'll work to get some details on... ...
Amyloid in Alzheimer’s: Part of the Immune System?
Summary: A new report from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that the beta amyloid protein that makes up Alzheimer’s plaques might be part of a normal immune response. If confirmed, this could explain how and why infection, brain injury,... ...
Bapineuzumab May Reduce Plaques, But Does it Treat Alzheimer’s?
Elan reported last week that its Phase II study of bapineuzumab in 28 Alzheimer’s patients showed that the potential drug reduced a type of beta amyloid (the protein that makes up Alzheimer’s plaques) in the brains of the patients receiving... ...
Dimebon Fails in Clinical Trials
Pfizer and its partner Medivation have announced the failure of Dimebon in Phase 3 clinical trials. This news, just the latest of several failures, will give more weight to the idea of pushing the reset button for Alzheimer's research. ...
The Thousand Mile Stare: A Conversation with Gary Reiswig
My friend Chuck Jackson was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 50. It wasn’t a total surprise to him – his brother was being treated for Alzheimer’s and many of his cousins had it. His mother and at... ...
MCI Symposium: Memory Loss and Exercise
Nicola Lautenschlager, MD, FRANZCP I recently started running again, five years after a knee injury slowed me down. It isn't pretty, but it might be good for my brain. At last year’s MCI Symposium, Nicola Lautenschlager, Professor of Psychiatry of... ...
Scientific American
Who Is to Blame for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
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Report: Climate change is taking a toll on U.S. bird populations
North American bird species are "facing a new threat--climate change--that could dramatically alter their habitat and food supply and push many species towards extinction," said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Thursday when he announced the new report, " The State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate...
Keeping Love Alive: Scientific American Does Its Part
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Advances in disease surveillance: Putting the "public" into public health
MIAMI--Before a government reports a disease outbreak, cases must usually be counted, verified and assessed--a process that can take days, weeks or months. [More] ...
Software behaving badly: Machine learning could resolve issues raised by multi-core processors
What computers have gained in speed with the introduction of multicore processors that split up workloads they may be losing in reliability. This is because software applications are written to execute different actions in a specific order. When different pieces of code are processed out of order...
6 Fun Facts about the James Webb Space Telescope [Slide Show]
The Hubble Space Telescope is an iconic observatory, a triumph of space science that may be the most famous unmanned spacecraft since Sputnik. Hubble's renown is certainly well-deserved, but the spacecraft is aging--it will mark its 20th anniversary of reaching orbit in April. Hubble's services are still in...
I Choose Change
Everyone Wants to Be Somebody, Sometimes
Understanding what is developmentally appropriate at any age is essential to parenting. In later years, it's essential to change. We all want to know why we do some of the crazy stuff we do. And, in order to know, we must look back in time at those...
I Choose Change Counseling and Coaching Center will host a 2-hour seminar on Saturday, October 24 at the Allen Public Library for frazzled parents everywhere. And, we make no bones about it… we intend to whisk you away for at least 2 hours, feed you, and send you away...
What Does it Mean To Be “Authentic”?
I have found it - the definition of authenticity! See more posts at http://www.ichoosechange.com/blog...
Who’s to Blame When Nobody Likes You?
The gap between blaming someone else and mulling over what you feel is where the likelihood of change lies. Change happens while you practice new behaviors with someone you trust. This is, in a sense, recreating the safe, trusting relationship you missed in your early years. Here...
Love For Sale: How an Unhappy Adult is Created
Kids are none of these things: vindictive, out to get you, or purposely pissing you off. As parents we must separate the PERSON from the BEHAVIOR in our kids. If we can love our kids without putting conditions on that love, the behavior won't be NEAR as...
Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today
Public Engagement Grants 2010 - Applications Open - British Psychological Society
Applications are open for the British Psychological Society's Public Engagement Grants 2010. The Society has £14k to award to its members working on projects that help people or contribute to everyday life, and raise awareness of psychology and psychology research. This is the seventh year of the scheme......
Confidence Is Key To Gauging Impressions We Make
The gift of "seeing ourselves as others see us" is particularly beneficial when we judge how we've made a first impression - in a job interview, during a sales pitch or on a first date. Yet, many come away from these situations with at best a vague notion of how...
New Research Looks At Beliefs About God's Influence In Everyday Life
Most Americans believe God is concerned with their personal well-being and is directly involved in their personal affairs, according to new research out of the University of Toronto. Using data from two recent national surveys of Americans, UofT Sociology Professor Scott Schieman examined peoples' beliefs about God's involvement and influence...
The CSIC Presents The Archive Of Mourning Concerning The Terrorist Attacks In Madrid
The project, directed by CSIC researcher Cristina Sanchez Carretero was completed through close collaboration with associations for victims and those affected. On Thursday March 11, the project will end with its transfer to the Spanish Railway Foundation and the digitized catalog will be available for study with prior approval......
The Role Of Baby-Sign In Child Development
How important is it for mothers to use hand gestures to communicate with their infants? This is the key question investigated by new research being showcased at the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science on 18 March. The event 'Communicating with Your Baby' has been organised...
In the fractious debate on the existence of God and the nature of religion, two distinguished scientists radically alter the discussion......
Mind Hacks
An introduction to cognition and culture
The Culture and Cognition blog covers the territory where culture and psychology meet, and they've just released their 'reader' which has a list of essential books and papers to cover the interface between anthropology and the cognitive sciences. Many of the articles are available in full online and the list...
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news: The University of California has an interview with space psychiatrist Nick Kanas There's a thoughtful consideration of the recent New York Times article on whether depression has evolutionary benefits over at Neuron Culture. Time magazine discusses research finding that...
Apologies if updates are a little irregular, as I'm currently on my way back to the UK for a three week visit. This is largely because I've been asked to speak to the 'All-Party Parliamentary Group on Scientific Research in Learning and Education' about the evidence for whether computer games...
In the Exploratorium's distorted room
The San Francisco Exploratorium is the Mind Hacks of science museums - every exhibit is hands on, giving you the chance to experiment with and experience for yourself scientific principles. Obviously, one of my favourite exhibits was a psychology demonstration, one based on a classic visual illusion known as the...
How cannabis makes thoughts tumble
Cannabis smokers often report that when stoned, their thoughts have a free-wheeling quality and concepts seem connected in unusual and playful ways. A study just published online in Psychiatry Research suggests that this effect may be due to the drug causing 'fast and loose' patterns of spreading activity in memory,...
Tracking the unborn brain into childhood
A brain scanning technology called MEG is being used to track the function of unborn babies' brains as they grow inside the womb until after they've been born. The full name for MEG is magnetoencephalography and it works by reading the magnetic fields created by the electrical signalling in the...
Psychology Today
How to hang on to the benefits of your vacation. ...
Cleanse your body and your spirit. ...
6 tips to enjoy the changing weather ...
How to talk your way out of the winter doldrums ...
How the brain warps the fourth dimension. ...
A strategy to help you stop procrastinating - today. ...
Shrink Rap
Robin Dunbar explains why we can only ever have 150 friends at most
Renowned evolutionary anthropologist Professor Robin Dunbar visits the RSA to explain how the very distant past underpins all of our current behaviours, and how we can best utilise that knowledge... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
The pitfalls of life with a difficult mother The Independent I to could write a book on this subject. Its 5 years since my mother passed away and only now am I beginning to understanding the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and...
In our practice we were touched by the miracle of a bone marrow transplant that saved the life of one of our psychologists. I watched a news report tonight that highlighted the shortage of donors in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content,...
Massage eases anxiety, but no better than simple relaxation does
A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This improvement resembles that previously... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Taking the guesswork out of prescribing an antidepressant that works
Divining the Right Drug , Scientific American reports on a new device that may take the guesswork out of prescribing an antidepressant that works. Imagine suffering from the crushing weight of major... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Others May Know Us Better than We Know Ourselves
Since at least the days of Socrates, humans have been advised to “know thyself.” And through all the years, many, including many personality and social psychologists, have believed the individual is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...
Psych Central News
Despite the explosion of writing brought about by the growth of the Internet, sexism remains in much of our modern writing. Male names are still put before female names in writing and remains ingrained as a part of sexist thinking. “In the 16th century, naming men before women became the acceptable...
Video Games (in Moderation) May Help Teens
More conflicting data has emerged about the effects of video games on a child’s development. Spanish researchers found in a study of young teens that video games can have a positive effect in a child’s educational development and academic performance, when used in moderation. The new study investigated whether attitudes of...
Doctors Need More Training in Communication
A new study shows that when it comes to communicating important information to other doctors, first year residents apparently fail to communicate effectively the most important information about their patients. Even more disturbing is that doctors don’t realize they aren’t communicating effectively, and rate their own abilities far greater than...
Children, Alcohol and R-Rated Movies
Despite the fact that R-rated movies are movies targeted toward adults, many teens still view such movies with permission from their parents or guardians. But a new study finds one more reason why parents should not let their kids watch those movies: adolescents who watch R-rated movies are more likely to...
Years Smoking May Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s
Smoking reduces the risk of Parkinson’s disease, but it appears to be the length of time a person’s smokes, not the amount of cigarettes smoked per day. Smoking a larger number of cigarettes per day may not reduce the risk. “These results could guide the development of studies on various tobacco components...
Monkey Study Links Mom’s Flu, Schizophrenia
A study of Rhesus monkeys links a mother’s flu while pregnant to changes in their babies’ brains that are similar to changes in brains in humans with schizophrenia. Monkeys do not get schizophrenia. It is the first study done with monkeys that examines the effects of flu during pregnancy. Results from...
Rumors of Glory
The Voice of Psalms — a book review
I love this book. It is a new translation of the Psalms. In that same way The Message made us think about old words in a new way, this literary project does the same thing. The Voice of Psalms holds onto the original perspective of the Psalms, but adds richness...
The Power of Respect by Deborah Norville - a book review
This book was pleasant but not life-changing. I am a reviewer for Thomas Nelson publishing. I knew a little bit about Deborah Norville, and hoped I would get to know more about her through the book. What I found in this book were nice, light, inspirational stories, however, I felt the...
Mental Health: What happens in counseling?
Many people wonder what happens in counselor. They may have questions like: Why would I want to go talk to a stranger about my problems? How is that going to help? I can just talk to my friends and family, can’t I? If I go see a counselor, what will we do? What will...
The Sweet By and By - a book review
I offered to review this book for Thomas Nelson Publishing. I must mention right away that I am not a huge fan of light “chick lit” so it didn’t surprise me that I didn’t love this book. It’s probably not fair of me to even give a review. I...
The Shack by William Paul Young
#1 New York Times bestseller The Shack by William Paul Young has just reached another milestone: ten million copies–eight million copies in print in the United States, with another 2 million in print in foreign translations. To date, there have been 55 total printings, according to Brad Cummings, president of Windblown Media....
“What’s He Really Thinking” a book review
I picked this book to review for Thomas Nelson because I am a counselor. But I set it aside and life got busy….ho hum, I wasn’t expecting much from another relationship book. Way too many of these books promise great things, but in the end, deliver nothing but fluff. This book...
Cognitive Daily
Cognitive Daily Closes Shop after a Fantastic Five-Year Run
Five years ago today, we made the first post that would eventually make its way onto a blog called Cognitive Daily. We thought we were keeping notes for a book, but in reality we were helping build a network that represented a new way of sharing psychology with the world....
Both musicians and non-musicians can perceive bitonality
Take a listen to this brief audio clip of "Unforgettable." Aside from the fact that it's a computer-generated MIDI performance, do you hear anything unusual? If you're a non-musician like me, you might not have noticed anything. It sounds basically like the familiar song, even though the synthesized sax isn't nearly as...
Synesthesia and the McGurk effect
We've discussed synesthesia many times before on Cognitive Daily -- it's the seemingly bizarre phenomenon when one stimulus (e.g. a sight or a sound) is experienced in multiple modalities (e.g. taste, vision, or colors). For example, a person might experience a particular smell whenever a given word or letter is...
Does watching TV really kill you?
Today I had to put off my normal morning run in order to make time to be interviewed on a radio show at 7:30 a.m. As I waited on hold for the interview to start, I could hear the hosts joking back-and-forth about what the "latest TV controversy" is. "Is...
The outfielder problem: The psychology behind catching fly balls
It's football season in America: The NFL playoffs are about to start, and tonight, the elected / computer-ranked top college team will be determined. What better time than now to think about ... baseball! Baseball players, unlike most football players, must solve one of the most complicated perceptual puzzles in...
Picks and interviews from ResearchBlogging.org
Here's this week's list of notable posts from Psychology and Neuroscience at ResearchBlogging.org. Is autism really surging? Michelle Dawson wonders whether the recent rise in autism rates can be traced to methodological differences in studies tracking autism rates. We know many men are attracted to younger women, but what does it...
PsyBlog
What Alcohol Does to Your Mind: Attentional Myopia
Alcohol makes us attentionally 'short-sighted'—this helps explain its popularity and its variable effects. We tend to think of alcohol as primarily a disinhibitor, but this can't really explain its varying effects. Sometimes it seems to make us loud and boisterous, sometimes quiet and contemplative, sometimes sad and...
Does Playing Hard to Get Work?
"Easy things nobody wants, but what is forbidden is tempting." ~ Ovid Back in the 60s and 70s, before the sexual revolution had really taken hold, the standard dating advice for women was play hard to get. In some quarters it still is. Like the Roman poet Ovid 2,000 years earlier, social...
PsyBlog is now on Facebook, right here. If you're so inclined, you might like to add yourself as a fan. You might also feel a sudden burst of generosity towards me and spread the word about PsyBlog to your friends on Facebook. The Facebook fan page for PsyBlog will contain the same...
Can You Trust a Facebook Profile?
Do people display their actual or idealised personalities on social networking sites? There are now over 700 million people around the world with profiles on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. In the US 75% of those between 18 and 24 who have access to the internet use social networking...
Conformity: Ten Timeless Influencers
The pressure to conform affects everyone. Understanding how and when puts you one step ahead of the pack. Conformity is such a strong influence in society that it's impossible to understand human behaviour without it. Psychological experiments show that people will deny the evidence of their own eyes in order to...
Why The Media Seems Biased When You Care About The Issue
Research shows both pro-Arabs and pro-Israelis watching the same news reports think it is biased against their own side. The media may well be biased, in fact it would be a miracle if it were permanently and perfectly balanced, that isn't what this post is about. Instead this is about how you...
Persuasive.net
Every single human being is motivated 1 of 2 ways: move away from pain or go towards pleasure. For a very simplistic example… in most religions, there is the Heaven and Hell concept… People who are motivated by pleasure: A person lives their life to go to Heaven. This means that...
9 Secrets to Present Powerfully
You’re at a huge networking event. Nervously, you glance around the room and see many familiar faces. Some of the faces are new and are even smiling. These are the faces of your fellow club members. You have talked to them many times on many different occasions. So why should...
Using Your Body Language to Persuade
Ever listen to someone speaking and realize that something about that person just did not ring true? Something about the way he carried himself conflicted with his words. Maybe, it was his inability to look you in the eye. Perhaps, his hands distracted you. Or maybe it was the facial...
One of my favorite mentors during the beginning of my personal development career was a guy by the name of Matthew Ferry. I’ve learned many amazing concepts about the law of attraction, the universe, synergizing, and several others. However, one of the most concepts I’ve ever heard was the six...
The Three-Step Close That Attracts Clients Like Crazy
Nine out of ten business presentations end with either an unimpressive “Thank you” or a feeble “Are there any questions?” Both are ineffective when it comes to persuading your audience to buy your products and services. After many years of making business presentations, I discovered the most effective close consists of...
Three Explosive Ways to Grab Your Audience’s Attention and Keep it!
Speakers can open their presentation using one of a host of methods. So why do most non-professional speakers begin their speech with those attention-grabbing words, “Ah, I am so-in-so, ah . . . um”? Beginning your speech with filler words such as “ah” or “um” immediately tells your audience that...
Ionian Enchantment
Simon of Amanuensis has put up the 14th edition of the Carnival of the Africans, our humble effort to promote scientific and skeptical blogs from Africa. There are a bunch of very interesting posts to feast on, so do have a look! A selection: Mark from the Grumpy Old Man...
African science/skepticism blogrolling for February
The updated African science and skepticism blog roll for February... If you know of blogs not listed here, please let me know. Also: add it to your blog! Do a post like this one! (Email me, and I'll send you the HTML). 01 and the universe ...
Picture: Why global warming can't be a conspiracy...
A nice graphic, from Going on a Bear Hunt. (via PZ Myers)....
The Cost of Truth is Eternal Vigilance
A recurring theme on this blog is that it is unwise to rely on 'everyday' or uncritical thinking because our minds are liable to innumerable biases, failures of memory, and so on. An important part of being a good thinker, then, is to submit ideas - and especially our own...
Encephalon #80: The Twitter Edition
Welcome to the 80th edition of Encephalon (@encephalon_), the world's best mindy/brainy/behaviory blag carnival! Since I've finally joined the whole Twitter party properly (@michaelmeadon), I figured making this the Twitter Edition would be fun. It also features an entirely gratuitous picture of a hot bird (haha), right. So, here are...
I recently became a bit more active on Twitter (find me at @michaelmeadon) and today I had an argument with one Ivo Vegter (@ivovegter), a South African journalist and, more to the point, climate denialist. Vegter is a staunch critic of climate science and he's penned several columns espousing his...