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Gareth Furber

Depression and Creativity Symposium Webcast (Library of Congress) - 0 views

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    TITLE: "Depression and Creativity" Symposium SPEAKER: Kay Redfield Jamison, Terence Ketter, Peter Whybrow EVENT DATE: 02/03/2009 RUNNING TIME: 124 minutes DESCRIPTION: Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, convened a discussion of the effects of depression on creativity. Joining Jamison were two distinguished colleagues from the fields of neurology and neuropsychiatry, Dr. Terence Ketter and Dr. Peter Whybrow. The Music and the Brain series is co-sponsored by the Library's Music Division and Science, Technology and Business Division, in cooperation with the Dana Foundation. The "Depression and Creativity" symposium marks the bicentennial of the birth of German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), who died after a severe depression following the death of his sister, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, also a gifted composer. Speaker Biography: One of the nation's most influential writers on creativity and the mind, Kay Redfield Jamison is a noted authority on bipolar disorder. She is the co-author of the standard medical text on manic-depressive illness and author of "Touched with Fire," "An Unquiet Mind," "Night Falls Fast" and "Exuberance: The Vital Emotion." Speaker Biography: Dr. Terence Ketter is known for extensive clinical work with exceptionally creative individuals and a strong interest in the relationship of creativity and madness. He is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and chief of the Bipolar Disorders Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine. Speaker Biography: Dr. Peter Whybrow, an authority on depression and manic-depressive disease, is director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is also the Judson Braun Distinguished Professor and executive chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at th
Tero Toivanen

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Simulated brain closer to thought - 1 views

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  • A detailed simulation of a small region of a brain built molecule by molecule has been constructed and has recreated experimental results from real brains.
  • While many computer simulations have attempted to code in "brain-like" computation or to mimic parts of the nervous systems and brains of a variety of animals, the Blue Brain project was conceived to reverse-engineer mammal brains from real laboratory data and to build up a computer model down to the level of the molecules that make them up.
  • The first phase of the project is now complete; researchers have modeled the neocortical column - a unit of the mammalian brain known as the neocortex which is responsible for higher brain functions and thought.
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  • "It starts to learn things and starts to remember things. We can actually see when it retrieves a memory, and where they retrieved it from because we can trace back every activity of every molecule, every cell, every connection and see how the memory was formed."
  • "The next phase is beginning with a 'molecularisation' process: we add in all the molecules and biochemical pathways to move toward gene expression and gene networks. We couldn't do that on our first supercomputer."
  • Organised columns of neurons have been simulated molecule by molecule
  • "This is very interesting research and I'm not criticising it, but it doesn't help us in computer science in having the intelligent behaviour of humans replicated." Professor Markram believes that by building up from one neocortical column to the entire neocortex, the ethereal "emergent properties" that characterise human thought will, step by step, make themselves apparent.
  • Tero Toivanen on 24 Apr 09
     
    A detailed simulation of a small region of a brain built molecule by molecule has been constructed and has recreated experimental results from real brains.
Tero Toivanen

Musicians' brains keep time--With one another: Scientific American Blog - 0 views

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  • The researchers found that the guitarists' brain waves were aligned most during three pivotal times: when they were syncing up with a metronome, when they began playing the piece and at points during the composition that demanded the most synchrony.
  • The synchrony was most prominent in the frontal and central parts of the brain that regulate motor function. "Whenever synchrony of behavior was high, synchrony of brain waves were also high,"
  • While brain synchrony during a duet seems like a given, it's a mystery how it happens, says Lindenberger, a psychologist. "One could speculate that this may be related to mirror neurons, the capacity of primates and humans to imagine the action of the other person while performing actions yourself," he says. "The mirror neuron system could be active during synchronized guitar playing."
  • Tero Toivanen on 17 Mar 09
     
    Credit their brain waves: they synchronize before and while musicians play a composition, according to new research.
Vahid Masrour

Futura-Sciences > Dossier : Santé : la solution intérieure - 0 views

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  • Avoir l'espoir ne veut pas dire que nous pensons que les choses vont se produire bien, mais que les choses auront un sens », a écrit Vaclav Havel.
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Joko Setyono

Psychology Again - Have Traffic Fringes in Family and Your World - 0 views

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    Science Psychology continue to expand and include many area, with this topic of immeasurable solution. In general Psychology studied theoretically and practically. In studying practically, people look for the way of or walk how can practice Psychology for everyday life in so many kinds of area
Tero Toivanen

Growing evidence of the brain's plasticity could benefit stroke victims or those suffer... - 1 views

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  • With the right training, scientists now know the brain can reshape itself to work around dead and damaged areas, often with dramatic benefits.
  • Therapies that exploit the brain's power to adapt have helped people overcome damage caused by strokes, depression, anxiety and learning disabilities, and may one day replace drugs for some of these conditions.
  • Children with language difficulties have been shown to make significant progress using computer training tools that are the equivalent of cerebral cross-training.
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  • Neuroplasticity does not see the different regions of the brain as completely versatile and certainly not interchangeable. But it recognises that if part of the brain is damaged, it can be possible to train other areas to take on, at least to some extent, the job of the lost brain matter.
  • Doidge says he is not anti-medication, but wonders if therapies that tap into neuro-plasticity will soon replace drug treatments for certain conditions. "We can change our brains by sensing, imagining and acting in the world. It's economical and mostly low-tech, and I'm very, very hopeful"
  • Tero Toivanen on 08 Apr 09
     
    With the right training, scientists now know the brain can reshape itself to work around dead and damaged areas, often with dramatic benefits.
Hypnosis Training Academy

How Does Hypnosis Work? The Science Behind Trance - 0 views

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    Ever asked yourself, how does hypnosis work? Discover the secrets behind it and the power of trance through this infographic. Also, learn everything about hypnotic experts and join Hypnosis Training Academy for hypnosis diploma.
anonymous

Scientists Discover What Our Brain Is Doing When We Become Aware That We Are Dreaming |... - 0 views

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    A team of researchers in Germany have discovered the source of human awareness in the brain through the analysis of dreams.
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Psychology Programs Online and On Campus: Overview | Psychology Matters | Scoop.it - 0 views

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    Want information about psychology programs online or on campus? This page will tell you about their content, where to locate suitable programs, the prospects, and more ...
Vahid Masrour

Understand your mind with the science of psychology | PsyBlog - 0 views

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    cool psychology blog that synthesises and showcases research
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