Posted on May 31st, 2008 by weiszdoc
In this episode, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the Special Education Classification of Other Health Impairment (OHI) are discussed. Based on research, medication is one of the most effective methods of managing ADHD symptoms. While many people are reluctant to consider medication, there are many “side effects” to under-treatment of this disorder. Behavioral and [...]
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by neuroscene
To many in the neuroscience community, mirror neurons represent the biggest discovery of the past twenty years. These “smart cells,” which activate when we perform actions and when we see other people performing the same or complementary actions, seem to provide us with a common neurobiologic dynamic for our understanding of how we learn, [...]
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by docartemis
Episode 38 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Jeff Hawkins, author of On Intelligence. Hawkins is well-known for founding Palm Computing and Handspring. He invented the Grafitti handwriting recognition system and helped develop the Palm Trio SmartPhone. Since he published his bestseller On Intelligence, he has devoted his work to his passion [...]
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Posted on May 27th, 2008 by weiszdoc
According to Psychology Headlines Around the World by Medical News Today, the ability to detect autism by as early as 9 Months of Age using a new research tool is on the horizon. Researchers at McMaster University have been working on a method of detecting autism using eye tracker technology to record eye direction while [...]
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Posted on May 27th, 2008 by naturepodcasts
NeuroPod is the monthly neuroscience podcast from Nature, produced in association with the Dana Foundation. Each month, tune in as Kerri Smith delves into the latest research on the brain, from its molecular makings to the mysteries of the mind.
The second episode of NeuroPod is now available. Listen to the mp3 to find out why [...]
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Posted on May 26th, 2008 by podmedic
This week’s MedicCast episode features a return to the ACLS review series with a look at the treatment of bradycardia. The episode looks at the use of transcutaneous pacing versus the use of medications and includes a med of the week segment on atropine sulfate and its uses in the EMS field.
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Posted on May 24th, 2008 by weiszdoc
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This week’s episode of the School Psychology Podcast with Dr. Gaston Weisz focuses on Learning Disabilities. This neurological processing disorder forces us to understand better how our brains work or don’t work effectively. This is one of the 13 special education disability categories. The special education laws [...]
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Posted on May 24th, 2008 by podmedic
Summer time is approaching fast and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC.gov) is on the ball as always with some good tips on avoiding common summer time illnesses and injuries. In my area last year, many local community pools had some real problems with Cryptosporidium infestations. This little bugger causes diarrhea and is [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by David Van Nuys, Ph.D.
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Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who teaches at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Bloomington, Indiana. She is the author of the extraordinary book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey which tells the story of a stroke which essentially knocked out her left hemisphere and [...]
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 by marcpelletier
I was lucky enough to interview Deborah Bass, the Deputy Project Scientist from the Phoenix Mars mission last September.
From the blog:
Dr. Deborah Bass and her colleagues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and University of Arizona have sent a Martian lander on a 400 million mile/10 month journey to the Martian arctic. The lander is equipped [...]
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