Gene for left-handedness is found.

Gene for left-handedness is found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/health/6923577.stm

Psychiatrist with depression “cured” with brain surgery. Also reveals poor care treatment in UK mental wards

Cathy Wield, the UK Psychiatrist with depression was “cured” with brain surgery.

More disturbingly she also reveals the shocking treatment of mental patients receive in UK mental institutions.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2006/01/23/hdep23.xml

An interview with Stephen Fry on his Bi polar disorder

An old interview with Stephen Fry on his Bipolar disorder (Bi Polar Lite).

He suffered since he was young and had a public breakdown in the late 90's.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1825678,00.html

Researchers reverse cocaine effects in mice

Christian Luscher, a swiss based Researcher has found a way to reverse the effects of cocaine on the brain.

For more, read here;

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2007-07-26T181240Z_01_L26897489_RTRUKOC_0_US-ADDICTION-BRAIN.xml

Scientists create a schizophrenic mouse.....

Would love to be a fly on the wall when they present how they know the mouse is schizophrenic, its not like they can ask it.

Another puff piece of research


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2159295.ece

LSD use in psychotherapy is to be studied again after 35 years

This is major.

Switzerland is beginning to look at using LSD in psychotherapy again.

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2007/July/16070702.asp

The Psychology exam results are in

and I passed it, thank god.

Comic book psychology statements from the web

More comic book psychology statements from the web.

Most 1st year Psych students will know that these statements are not without certain parameters.

Your short-term memory has a max capacity of seven.
Chartreuse is the most visible color.
Your subconscious is smarter than you are.
You have two nervous systems.
Your brain is awful at probability.
Your memory isn’t great either.
You can perceive depth with one eye.
Long-term memory shuts down during sleep.
You have an instant playback feature.

This woman can make you happy.

Dr Dorothy Rowe interviewed by the Observer newspaper in the UK.

The most insightful interview into her personal life I have seen. Never mind making you happy, she can alter your life forever.

If you do nothing else today, read this interview.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/woman/story/0,,2118187,00.html

Interview with a Psychopath....

Interview with a Psychopath

A round table expert panel discuss psychopaths, possible cures and the disorders representation by Hollywood.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2002/511461.htm

A Level Psychology website, pretty good

An A Level Psychology website

A pretty good resource.

http://www.simplypsychology.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

10 politically incorrect truths about human nature

Not sure if they are true but you can see the full list and a supporting description here.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/index.php?term=pto-20070622-000002&print=1

Men like blond bombshells
Humans are naturally polygamous
Most suicide bombers are Muslim
Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
Beautiful people have more daughters
The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of
It's natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair

How humans get addicted to things

Apparently someone has has gotten to the bottom of addicition.

However as always, no one has specifically named the gene that casues addiction.

Probably because there is not one.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640436,00.html

Key to marital happiness? Let the wife have her way

Key to marital happiness? Let the wife have her way...........well duh

Well I could have told you that. I call it the "path of Least resistance theory"

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN0621276520070707