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SubscribeTime to Poach a Few More Googlers, Eh, Mark?
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Singing to Females Makes Male Songbirds 'Happy'
http://scienceblogs.com/ grrlscientist/ 2008/ 10/ addictive_drugs_and_social_int…tags: dopamine, behavior, evolution, rewarding affiliative behaviors, brain reward pathways, songbirds, birdsong, zebra finch, Poephila guttata, neurobiology A pair of wild Zebra (Chestnut-eared) Finches, Poephila guttata. Image: Adelaide Zebra Finch Society [larger view].
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Compassion meditation may improve physical and emotional responses to psychological stress
http://www.scienceblog.com/ cms/ compassion-meditation-may-improve-physical-and-…Compassion meditation may improve physical and emotional responses to psychological stress Bio and Medicine Brain and Behavior Data from a new study suggests that individuals who engage in compassion meditation may benefit by reductions in inflammatory and behavioral responses to stress that have been linked to depression and a number of medical illnesses.
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Do These Foods Make You Smarter?
http://www.care2.com/ greenliving/ do-these-foods-make-you-smarter.htmlOne of the reasons nutrition experts recommend eating fish twice a week is that they are a good source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fat that has heart-healthy benefits. (For vegans, there are plant-source (microalgae-based) DHA supplements available.) Now preliminary studies suggest that DHA may help boost brain power too.
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Hazing and Parenthood
http://tastelikecrazy.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ hazing-and-parenthood/“Just wait till that second baby comes. You’ll be begging for help!” “Hope you don’t like sleep. Having two kids means that you actually get four times less sleep.” “If you thought that you didn’t have any free time before…” For some reason, people feel the need to try and scare the shit out of other people when they are at their weakest.
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Your child will have a blast learning music at Kindermusik for the Young Child
http://www.yourvirtualmainstreet.biz/ 2008/ 10/ your-child-will-have-a-blast-lea…Does your child possess a talent for music at a young age? Kindermusik for the Young Child provides a pressure-free, developmentally appropriate transition to musically succeed before taking on more formal instruction.
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Finally received my Brain!
http://www.mp3car.com/ vbulletin/ fusion-brain/ 125662-finally-received-my-brain…Finally received my Brain! by 2k1Toaster Today 02:54 PM 16,441 133,371 LCD/Display (13 Viewing) LCD, TFT, LCD Inverters, Alphanumeric, etc. 1/2 din motorized vga... by CyberStingray Today 02:05 PM 11,908 89,232 Laptops, Tablets, UPMCs, etc.
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Do Games Level the Playing Field?
http://blog.missiontolearn.com/ 2008/ 10/ games-level-playing-field/Two recent bits of news about the use of computer games in primary education are of a variety either to make you applaud or make you cringe, depending on your views about games and education. I tend more towards the applaud camp, as other postings about serious games here on Mission to Learn suggest,
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Child’s Bipolar May Continue Into Young Adulthood
http://psychcentral.com/ news/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ childs-bipolar-may-continue-into-yo…Although parents hope their child will outgrow a diagnosis of bipolar, new research suggests about 44 percent of individuals who had bipolar disorder as children continue to have manic episodes as young adults. This rate, along with the severity of the disease at young ages, strongly suggests that bipolar disorder can be continuous from childhood to adulthood.
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Your brain: it all comes down to energy and information
http://brainhealthhacks.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ your-brain-it-all-comes-down-to-energ…The brain has evolved as a very exceptional device that takes in information and tries to optimize prediction of the near, and far, future. Your brain must reduce prediction errors; hence reduce surprise to increase its ability to survive in the world (at least this is one theory of the brain).
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Tampa - Infant Brain Injury Results In Arrest
http://www.florida-injury-lawyer-blog.com/ 2008/ 10/ tampa_infant_brain_injury_r…Tampa, Florida - Deputies from the Hillsborough County's Sheriff's office arrested a 23 year old man who admitted shaking a 2-month-old baby. Javaurian Vonshae Saffold was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated child abuse. He is being detained at Orient Road Jail without bail.
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