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Distinguishing Between The Forgetful And Those At Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease - It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However people with aMCI are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), and identification of these people would mean that they could begin treatment as early as possible...
Does A Lab-Measured Compassionate Brain Fare Well In Real Life? - A new series of studies is being launched by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, exploring insight knowledge on how laboratory measures of moral qualities, such as compassion, relate to real-life behavior. Founder of the UW's Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM), Dr. Richard J. Davidson at the Waisman Center, was awarded a three-year, $1...
Genetic Connection To Traumatic Experience - Rutgers scientists have uncovered genetic clues as to why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful while others are resilient to traumatic experiences - knowledge that could help those suffering with crippling anxiety and PTSD...
Suicide Recommendations Lead To Drop In Suicides Across England And Wales - According to new research published by The Lancet, there has been a substantial decrease in suicide rates among health authorities across England and Wales that adopted a new range of suicide recommendations...
Measures Must Be Taken To Prevent Depression In Adolescents - As one of the most common, unrecognized and untreated health problems among young people, tackling depression is a serious priority for countries worldwide. The psychiatric disorder causes serious social and educational problems for patients, as well as leading to increased risk of suicide and substance abuse...
Mentoring Helps Survivors Of Violence, Child Abuse - Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according to new research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development...
For Those With Low Self-Esteem, Facebook Is Not Such A Good Thing - In theory, the social networking website Facebook could be great for people with low self-esteem. Sharing is important for improving friendships...
What Real Commitment To Your Marriage Means - What does being committed to your marriage really mean? UCLA psychologists answer this question in a new study based on their analysis of 172 married couples over the first 11 years of marriage. "When people say, 'I'm committed to my relationship,' they can mean two things," said study co-author Benjamin Karney, a professor of psychology and co-director of the Relationship Institute at UCLA...
People-Pleasers Feel Pressure To Eat When They Believe It Will Help Another Person Feel More Comfortable - If you are a people-pleaser who strives to keep your social relationships smooth and comfortable, you might find yourself overeating in certain social situations like Super Bowl watch parties. A new study from Case Western Reserve University found that, hungry or not, some people eat in an attempt to keep others comfortable...
Anesthesia Exposure Linked To ADHD In Children - A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minn., and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, reveals that children who have been under anesthesia many times when they are young have a greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to David Warner, M...

February 2, 2006

Why I Hate Beauty??

Poets rave about beauty. Brave men have started wars over beauty. Women the world over strive for it scholars devote their lives to deconstructing our impulse to obtain it. Ordinary mortals erect temples to beauty. In just about every way imaginable, the world honors physical beauty. But I hate beauty.
I live in what is likely [...]

Human Sexuality

Filed under: North America, Psychology of Sexuality — Admin @ 11:23 pm

Which of the above definitions of sex/sexuality most fit you? While those two definitions are, of course, gross exaggerations, they contain significant truth, even today.
Women have received more negative training and sexual education about their human sexuality than men. To have a primary belief that one’s human sexuality is serious first and pleasurable a [...]

Men and Sex

What the headline should read is “What Men Need to Know About Women and Sex.” That’s what this area covers, ladies and gentlemen. So, if you are a woman wanting to know about men and sex, head over here.
Alright guys, they’re gone now. Let’s get down to the details.
When I originally started putting the site [...]

Women and Sex

I know it says “women and sex.” This area, though, is really for women who want to know more about men and sex. This is our little insight into how you guys work.
If you’re a man and you want to know how we women work, go to men and sex. I’m happy to clue you [...]

The Psychology of Sex

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Language on this site is sexual in nature. Not recommended for younger or sensitive viewers.
I’m Krista. Welcome to The Psychology of Sex website for both women and men.
I don’t know about you, but I used to have very mixed feelings about sex and/or a relationship with someone else. When I was in [...]

Emotional Programming To “Fall in Love”

Most of us emerged from childhood
believing that romantic love is a natural phenomenon.
When we ‘fall in love’, we seem to be possessed
by an irresistible passion, filling our hearts.
So, how could these romantic feelings be a cultural creation,
invented only 800 years ago?
Before the Middle Ages, some people probably experienced
exaggerated, fantasy feelings close [...]

The Love Hate Flip-Flop

One of Freud’s early disciples, Melanie Klein, took up the task of applying the techniques of psychoanalysis to children. She considered her work a natural extension of Freud’s theories, rather than any sort of innovation in psychoanalysis; still, she met considerable criticism from her psychoanalytic colleagues. And rightly so, for her work is characterized [...]

Fear of Love

Believe it or not, most of us are brought up in modern culture to fear love. This is a radical statement, so pause a bit and consider it.
How often were you, as a child, criticized and laughed at for expressing your honest feelings? How often are you now used, in our culture of merchandising, [...]

What is Love?

Filed under: North America, Personality Psychology, Psychology of Sexuality — Admin @ 10:56 pm

Most persons don’t realize this, but the common, or popular, view of love involves an element of receiving something. “I love chocolate” really means that “I enjoy getting the experience of the taste of chocolate.” Similarly, “I love you” commonly implies “I enjoy touching your body,” or “I enjoy believing that you will give [...]

December 28, 2005

How alcohol works in the brain!

The gap where an electrical signal jumps from one neuron to another is called the synaptic cleft. This is a closeup of the cleft between one neuron and another.
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