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Mind, Matter, Mind Over Matter

Welcome to this carnival edition of Brain Fitness, where NakedMedicine.com is a guest host. Those of you familiar with my carnival styles will know that I weave entries with my own comments and wherever possible, create a theme for a cohesive reading experience. Thus you will not find a mere listing of entries here, nor [...]

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Target for Addictions Identified Deep in the Brain

“Man becomes cigarette smoker. Man suffers from stroke. Man completely loses urge to smoke.” This sums up the neon lights that have been blinking nonstop in the media around the scientific paper, “Damage to the Insula Disrupts Addiction to Cigarette Smoking” that was published in the January 26, 2007 issue of Science magazine (pages 531-534). [...]

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Benefits of Power Napping

By Deborah Serani, Psy.D. I am the Queen of napping. I can nap anywhere, anytime. It’s one of my many talents. Most often, at around 2:30 everyday, I am at rest. I am Semi-conscious, not sound asleep but not fully awake. I can ease out of this wonderful place without a jarring effect. And when [...]

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Personal Perspective of Manic Depression

By Tom Pauken II “A Personal Perspective of Manic Depression: This reporter gives a first-hand account about the bipolar disorder” reprinted with permission from Mr. Tom Pauken II. Bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic depression, affects 0.3 percent to 3.7 percent of the world’s population. Fifty percent of them seriously considered or attempted suicide. Forty-five [...]

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Interview on Self-Injury

Dr. Jane Chin: What are the biggest misconceptions or “myths” people have about self-injury? Dr. Deborah Serani: I’d have to say that the biggest misconception about self-injury is that most people think that those who cut or self-injure are suicidal. Though any behavior that puts a person in harm’s way requires clinical evaluation, the basic [...]

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