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LSD Study Probes Hallucinogen's Effect on Brain
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are examining the responses of mice to learn more about how psychedelic drugs such as LSD, mescaline and "magic mushrooms" work on the brain.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:01:13 GMT - (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Brain Stents Could Give Aging Minds a Boost
Title: Brain Stents Could Give Aging Minds a Boost Category: Health News Created: 1/31/2007 Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2007
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:37:01 GMT - (MedicineNet.com)

LSD Study Probes Hallucinogen's Effect of Brain
Title: LSD Study Probes Hallucinogen's Effect of Brain Category: Health News Created: 1/31/2007 Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2007
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:36:40 GMT - (MedicineNet.com)

Eskaton Senior Community to Host Brain Fitness System
Eskaton Thomas Jefferson Manor is the site forthe test for the new [m]Power Brain Fitness System designed to help olderadults exercise their brains and stay mentally sharp. The system,developed by Dakim, Inc., combines fun with rigorous mental exercise,focusing on six different brain functions: long and short-term memory,critical thinking, computation, visio-spacial orientation and language.
Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:27:40 GMT - (SYS-CON Media)

Decoy pill saves brain cells
Tricking a key enzyme can soothe over-excited receptors in the brain, say neuroscientists, calling this a possible strategy against stroke, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:05:54 GMT - (EurekAlert!)

Woman's fertility cycle affects brain, scans show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A woman's hormones affect specific parts of the brain called the reward pathway, researchers said on Monday in a finding that could offer insight into treating drug abuse and mood disorders.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:19:11 GMT - (CNN.com)

"Electric" Fish Shed Light on Ways the Brain Directs Movement
Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee. Using tools from robotics and neuroscience, researchers have found some tantalizing clues in an unlikely mode of motion: the undulations of tropical fish.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:26:22 GMT - (Newswise)

25 Percent of Newborns Experience Minor Brain Bleeding, Researchers Find
RALEIGH, N.C. (The New York Times News Service) -- Minor brain hemorrhages occur in about one in four otherwise healthy newborns -- a finding that surprised researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and could help physicians avoid wrongly accusing parents and caregivers of child.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:48:18 GMT - (InteliHealth)

'Electric' fish shed light on ways the brain directs movement
Native to South America, the glass knifefish's ability to emits weak electrical signals makes it a superb subject for the study of how the brain uses sensory information to control...
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:39:28 GMT - (EurekAlert!)

'Electric' Fish Shed Light on Ways the Brain Directs Movement
Research could lead to improvements in prosthetic limbs and robotsScientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee.
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:14:50 GMT - (RedNova)

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The Great Birthday Caper
So '� Steph neglected to remind us of her birthday last month. Because of this, we (her caring friends) decided to make her pay with an evil birthday scheme that put her powers of logic to the test! Bwahahahaha! Ahem '� But such an undertaking cannot be done without a lot of careful planning
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:24:38 GMT

blog: Pumpkins don't have ankles
Ask Yahoo! is teaming up with Yahoo! Answers to bring you Ask Mike. It's another way to pose questions, get answers, and (hopefully) ... the guy too much credit. The truth is, these lurching, brain-crazed creatures have deep roots in Haitian
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:22:04 GMT

blog: Questions & Answers
It happens at nearly every rock show. During a lull, while the band's in between tunes, someone in the audience requests Lynyrd Skynyrd's '�Free Bird ... the guy too much credit. The truth is, these lurching, brain-crazed creatures have deep roots
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:22:04 GMT

blog: Questions & Answers Blech!
It was like the slow motion in the movies where something takes but a fraction of a second but seems to drag on in horribleness. I'd reached into the drawer next to the sink for an extra towel without looking as I had a washed glass in the other. I'm not sure what part of your brain coordinates with your sense of touch
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:20:23 GMT

blog: F16’s Don’t Kill People, 500 Lb. Bombs Kill People Day Four '� Back Flips, Kayaks and Limestone Pillar Islands (Return Halong Bay Travelogues)
This is an entry about Ben's day trip to Halong Bay in his Vietnam travel ... was deliriously refreshing in the tropical heat and gave my fading brain a much-needed wake up call
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:19:46 GMT

blog: Travel to Vietnam Cruises, Junks, hotels, toursStealing beauty
Stealing beauty October 10th, 2008 There are things in this world that are stupid, other things that are absurd, and then there are things that are so head-spinningly inane that you just gaze in awe, and even a kind of grudging respect, as your befogged brain realizes that it is witnessing a form of high art
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:19:01 GMT

blog: Ken’s Blog �リリカ�関�の補足情報
筆�注：ここに掲載の情報は本来は医�従事�向けで�ので�その点をご�意ください� Lyrica: Prescribing Information より引用 Mechanism of Action LYRICA (pregabalin) ... GABAA responses in cultured neurons, does not alter rat brain GABA concentration or have acute
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:18:01 GMT

blog: 慢性痛＆慢性疲労のココロ：So-net blogLatest On Seve
Graham Keeley in The Times reports that Seve has a brain tumor, but the hospital won't confirm. Say it ain't so. Monty: '�What we are hearing puts everything into perspective in a heartbeat,'� said
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:17:31 GMT

blog: - GeoffShackelford.com Tuition Agency
Tuition Agency Even though I wrote about it in my book on Directed Dreaming, I''m really not sure you want to '�access'� your intuition at all! ... , and your brain will start working out the answers further. It''s amazingly simple, but it works. You''ll
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:16:46 GMT

blog: Tuition Research For All UniversitiesTuition Loans
Tuition Loans Accurate predictions of the future are rare. Many examples exist where misguided intuition of the brightest and most qualified individuals prevented them from foreseeing the future. Consider examples from the arts (see part I), business (see part II), and science (see part III). Misguided intuition in the arts D. W
Posted on 2008-10-11 03:12:37 GMT

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