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weaken, not erase

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:44:57 GMT

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Karim Nader, an assistant professor of psychology at Montreal's McGill University who participated in the NYU rat research, believes there may be a human corollary to these animal studies and a potential opportunity to influence deeper, older memories when they are recalled, and then laid back down.

"It's likely that any effects are reversible, temporary," said Squire. "You may be able to bring up a memory, weaken it, but eventually the memory comes back. The effect is more like interference than real change."

"I simply do not believe the (NYU) research is valid," added McGaugh. "Human studies have shown no such effect. They show human memory doesn't work that way."

doubt science will ever be able to probe an individual's mind

The brains of real people are far too complex. Memories aren't single molecules or neurons, but intricate patterns of biochemical and electrical energy occurring in various parts of the brain and different levels of the mind.

Removing the Mask of Religious Identity: A Psychological Assessment

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:52:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Excellent analysis, read at the source, this is what we need! I'm sure CM's atheist friends here will also appreciate this dialog.

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In this age of globalization on an ever shrinking planet, can humanity expect to survive as a species by holding on to our notions of religious identity? Will it come down to your God versus my God, your sacred scripture versus my sacred scripture, your sacred places and worship practices versus mine? Can these conflicts and tensions really be resolved by interfaith and ecumenical dialogue and collaboration resulting in a plausible appreciation, if not a celebration, of our diversity as a species or do our hopes for a common humanity require a complete deconstruction of our religio-cultural myths and a removal of our masks of religious identity, while our civil and human rights continue to be guaranteed by a more “just” secular order?

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Causes of Depression

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:50:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scientific exploration of causes of depression has made us to realize their kinetics on human psychology. But scientists could not

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Scientific exploration of causes of depression has made us to realize their kinetics on human psychology. But scientists could not establish the exact methodology of the onset of depression. It is possible that there are many causative factors for this disorder and the search is going on.

Causes of Depression

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:36:12 GMT

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Three more government drug advisers resign

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:44:12 GMT

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Three more government drug advisers resign over the home secretary's sacking of Professor David Nutt as chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).

The three all resigned after a face-to-face meeting with Alan Johnson, the home secretary, which was called in an attempt to heal the rift between the scientists and the government over Nutt's sacking.

The loss of three more members of the council brings the total who have gone to six out of an original membership of 31 the home secretary appointed to advise him on drugs policy. Many of those remaining, who include police officers and judges, are there as representatives of organisations and are unlikely to tender personal resignations.

The three are believed to have argued for Nutt's reinstatement.

A letter sent by the ACMD before the meeting to the home secretary said it was clear that a majority of its members had serious concerns about the role and treatment of the council and its work as a result of Nutt's dismissal:

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Pass notes No 2,680: Tough love

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:41:24 GMT

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How to perfect your parenting style

Appearance: Cuddly and yet disciplinarian, like Supernanny.

I don't want to cudd le Supernanny. Don't be unkind, please

I'm just saying. And don't answer back.

But I wasn't. That's enough! Up to your room, right now. And no telly for a year.

You're being completely unfair. No I'm not. I'm being fair but firm, and I'm also tempering it with warmth – that's the essence of tough love

I'm not really feeling the warmth, to be honest. You're going to be feeling very warm in a minute, young man, if you don't button your lip.

What is this, some newfangled alternative way to raise your kids?

ough love. Ju

Tst sounds like a halfway measure to me, neither one thing or the other. You might as well call it soft hate.

That's just being middle class, isn't it?

How do you know when to be tough and when to be loving?

I've always found it quite difficult to be strict with those I love. Why is that? It's probably because you were badly brought up.

Do say: "I love you very much.

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What are the main types of brain training

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:38 GMT

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What are the main types of brain training

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NAZI PHILOSOPHER DESERVED OF PLACE AMONG EQUALS?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:53:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Many of Heideggers writings are of essential substance. Can One separate the man from the contribution he undoubtedly make?

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An Ethical Question: Does a Nazi Deserve a Place Among Philosophers?

For decades the German philosopher Martin Heidegger has been the subject of passionate debate. His critique of Western thought and technology has penetrated deeply into architecture, psychology and literary theory and inspired some of the most influential intellectual movements of the 20th century. Yet he was also a fervent Nazi.

The book is the most radical attack yet on Heidegger (1889-1976) and would upend the philosophical field’s treatment of his work in the United States, and even more so in France, where Heidegger has frequently been required reading for an advanced degree. Mr. Faye, an associate professor at the University of Paris, Nanterre, not only wants to drum Heidegger from the ranks of philosophers, he wants to challenge his colleagues to rethink the very purpose of philosophy and its relationship to ethics.

Tim McGirk, friend to the Taliban and promotor of the 'secondary PTSD' defense for the murderer Hasa

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:54:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Noah Pollak at Commentary has discovered that Mr. McGirk has a rather interesting history:

This shouldn’t be surprising coming from Tim McGirk. He went to Afghanistan after 9/11, had Thanksgiving with the Taliban, and wrote a long piece for National Geographic about what a great time he had and how we’re all just human beings doing our thing on this big blue marble, so let’s not judge. Then he went to Iraq and singlehandedly created the Haditha Massacre hoax. Then he went to Jerusalem and spent a few years slandering Israel. Now he’s trafficking in pop psychology on behalf of a likely domestic jihadist. It’s been quite a career.

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Time Magazine reporter Tim McGirk has posited the theory that Nidal Hasan --- who attended a radical mosque with the 9-11 hijackers, told colleagues that infidels should have their throats cut, and screamed "Allahu Akbar" as he killed 13 people --- was suffering from "secondary trauma," a sort of "contact PTSD," where hearing stories from combat soldiers who suffered from PTSD drove him to commit mass murder. Because it couldn't possibly have been Islamic jihad, and the media will grasp at any straw to deny that. possibility.

Noah Pollak at Commentary has discovered that Mr. McGirk has a rather interesting history:

Empathy for the enemies of the United States is the default position for Mainstream Media organs like Time Magazine. It's a good thing that they are dying.

BTW, here's yet another clue the MSM will ignore. Hasan's business card contains the notation "SoA" meaning "Soldier of Allah." Will they still claim this guy just needed a vacation?

Another cluebat to the head of the MSM

Tags: fraud, tim mcguirk, time magazine, traitor, lies

Sleep Amnesia: Why Do We Forget Our Dreams?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:03:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Mind in Sleep: Psychology and Psychophysiology mentions dream kinesthesia as a potential suspect. It happens when we lose the physical movements in our sleep as soon as we physically move after waking up (such as when we reach for the alarm clock). Another possibility is that our memories are formed through repetition and finding connections to other parts of our lives. So when dreams are especially unique (read: crazy) or too undefined to be relatable, it’s harder to tie them to real-life events and remember them.
Christof Koch, points out the incongruity between our brains’ being so active during REM sleep (the deep-sleep stage in our sleep cycles) and only vaguely recalling dream details when we awaken.
brain waves that roll through during deep sleep may impede information processing. This is a more scientific approach to the brain-recall conundrum.

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We have dreams every night, whether we remember them or not come morning. According to Scientific American, we have five dreams per night on average, which translates to 1,825 dreams per year. Why we don’t remember all of them is less clear.

Unless we make a point of writing down our dreams’ content immediately upon waking, chances are we’ll lose at least half of it a few minutes after we start our day

Freud’s theory of repression

when we don’t remember certain aspects of a dream, it’s our brain’s way of blocking out wishes or longings that we’re not emotionally equipped to handle

Alternatives to Freudian Fear

Salience theory, for instance, postulates that we forget some dreams simply because they’re not interesting enough; if nothing remarkable happens in a dream, it’s less likely to stay with us when we wake up

Strumpell, a dream analyst during Freud’s time–suggests that dream content isn’t organized enough for us to comprehend its events in waking life

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Eat your way to happiness

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:13:43 GMT

clipped by: Tri-City Psychology

Clip Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Feeling low? Banish the blues with mood-enhancing foods that will give you a lift – and keep you healthy

It’s the season of mists, mellow fruitfulness — and comfort food. But try to resist — or, at least, don’t go for the traditional, stodgy, fat-laden offerings. Research published last week in the British Journal of Psychiatry (BJP) showed that people who ate a Mediterranean-style diet (fruit, vegetables, pulses, cereals and olive oil) were 30 per cent less likely to get depressed than those whose diet was laden with processed and high-fat foods. And since the No 1 rule for keeping your mood on an even keel is to eat regularly during the day, you can take comfort from the fact that the research doesn’t advocate starving yourself.

The key is to stay off fast-release carbohydrates such as croissants with jam, cereal bars, muffins, sugary cereals and sweet drinks. These are digested rapidly, giving your blood glucose an exaggerated spike, which is swiftly followed by a low.

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Sex and school don’t mix

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:11:53 GMT

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So Ed Balls has decreed that sex education will be compulsory. (At the moment, parents can opt out if they don’t fancy the idea of their little darlings being given the facts of life by spotty Mr Boil in a grotty classroom.) From 2011 the nanny state will be given full control of the birds and the bees (opening instalments from age five; no parental opt-out at all for 15-year-olds) and if you bunk off, you will be fined.

Sex ed has, of course, always been a bit of a joke. I have vivid memories of a flustered biology teacher showing 30 tittering girls how to put a condom on a boiling tube (the tube was rather puny, and the rubber sagged off it like an old balloon; poor Mrs W stuttered that it wasn’t quite like that in real life).

The argument expounded by Balls is that knowledge is power: telling kids how it all works and encouraging them to use contraception is meant to enable them to say no or to take precautions.

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How We Drive: the blog of Tom Vanderbilt's book Traffic

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:50:03 GMT

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How We Drive is the companion blog to Tom Vanderbilt’s New York Times bestselling book, Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), published by Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S. and Canada, Penguin in the U.K, and in languages other than English by a number of other fine publishers worldwide.

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:17:37 GMT

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:11:14 GMT

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