Scientists studying stroke patients are reporting that an injury to a specific part of the brain, near the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit, effectively erasing the most stubborn of addictions. The new finding, which is to … Tęsti skaitymą →

As a result, physicists, neuroscientists and computer scientists have joined the heirs of Plato and Aristotle in arguing about what free will is, whether we have it, and if not, why we ever thought we did in the first place. … Tęsti skaitymą →

If there were something you could take after experiencing a painful or traumatic event that would permanently weaken your memory of what had just happened, would you take it? As correspondent Lesley Stahl reports, it`s an idea that may not … Tęsti skaitymą →

Should technology be used to stimulate and improve the brain – improving grades for instance? more

But Professor Miguel Nicolelis, a neurobiologist from Duke University, was critical of the research. He said: „When you decide, like this company did, to go into clinical trials for an invasive technique the stakes are very high.“ more

Which raises a question: How does someone with a personality disorder „a significant, disabling, and dangerous condition“ manage the stress of combat? Wouldn’t a person with a serious mental problem drop out, or be identified and quickly discharged? more

GPs tend not to refer people for treatment as there are perceived to be much more serious mental health and addiction problems. more

While many in the treatment field have long called addiction a „disease,“ they’ve used the word in vague and metaphorical ways, meaning everything from a disease of the mind to a disease of the spirit. Many assumed that an addict … Tęsti skaitymą →

Science is beginning to find ways to control happiness in the brain artificially. more

It is possible to read someone`s mind by remotely measuring their brain activity, researchers have shown. The technique can even extract information from subjects that they are not aware of themselves. more