Every so often, Sci comes across a study that at first looks incredibly exciting…and then kind of becomes a bit of a let down. Not because it was a BAD study, mind, but because I want MORE. Thus was this study. So let’s talk about high fat diets, and let’s talk about coke. But mostly […]
I’ve written a bunch of posts in the past on serotonin, the serotonin theory of depression (and why it’s probably wrong), and some stuff on current antidepressant treatments. And I even talked before a little bit about the serotonin theory vs the BDNF theory. But I’ve never really COVERED what the BDNF theory IS and […]
Sci got an email the other day. Ok, I get lots of emails, but this one asked a cool question, which is always nice. All it asked for was an opinion on an article in Scientific American: “Get Better at Math By Disrupting your Brain“. Sci looked. Was intrigued. Read the actual paper…and found the […]
Check it out! Travis of Obesity Panancea and I discuss a recent article I blogged on curing your aging synapses with diet and exercise…sort of. And make sure you check out Obesity Panacea, where we’ve got the figures and pictures to go along with the podcast. Like following the bouncing Sci!
Yesterday I was out with my running group, and chatting with an acquaintance. She was saying that someone at her office had accused her of “eating her feelings” when she was stressed. Her: She accused me of eating my feelings! I’m kind of upset she would say that…so I had a cookie, and then a […]
Who’d have thought we’d have gotten all this way in science and never studied whether money can buy happiness? Well, in fact, this HAS been studied, but the results have almost always been inconclusive. This probably has a lot to do with how it’s being studied, what ranges of monetary income you’re talking about, and […]
One of the problems with depression as a disorder is that the symptoms never seem to manifest the same. To give you an idea of what I’m talking about, here are some of the DSM IV recognized symptoms of depression: 1) Insomnia or hypersomnia (not sleeping OR sleeping too much) 2) Having no appetite OR […]
The short answer from my reviewing of the literature? Not much. And it had so much POTENTIAL! Dangit that’s like blowing the punchline before I tell the joke. I must be becoming my mother… So. I’d like to start this post out with a shout out to the last author (last author on a paper […]
Jason had an idea to do a mini carnival of neuro-type and psych-type bloggers on this, and I though it would be cool, though admittedly right now I’m so swamped for topics I hardly needed another one! But here’s Sci’s Take. (Heh, from here, appropriately enough)
Sci would like to note that I’m writing this post while I’m sipping my first cup of coffee for the day. Irony, thy name is caffeine addiction. So the other day I was out with my running partner, and she mentioned that someone had DIED from caffeine overdose. At first, I thought it must have […]