From Frontiers in Psychiatry: Schizophrenia, this new article looks at the foundations of severe mental illness in gene-environment interactions, which is at least a first step toward grasping the significant impact of environment on all psychological challenges. Full Citation: Uher, R. (2014, May 15). Gene–environment interactions in severe mental illness. Frontiers in Psychiatry: Schizophrenia; 5:48. doi: … Read more
This is an interesting article on the occurrence of auditory hallucinations in psychosis/schizophrenia. It comes from the open access journal, Frontiers in Psychiatry: Schizophrenia. Later today or tomorrow I will post a commentary on this article, which is also quite interesting (if you care at all about this kind of stuff). A LOT of people … Read more
A little over a week ago, I posted the first section of an article I am writing on the topic of Big Neuro and how it has taken over nearly all of the Federal research dollars in psychology. Based on that, you all know how I feel about the topic. This brief overview of the … Read more
In 2009 researchers at Simon Fraser University discovered a system in the brain that helps us ignore irrelevant information – “the specific neural index of suppression“. Now their research suggests that the problem in disorders such as ADHD is that the “filter” or “anti-distraction system” is not functioning optimally due to either environmental factors (my … Read more
Here is a summary of some of the research presented at the 2014 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. Daisy Yuhas at Scientific American Observations blog does the summarizing. Brains in Boston: Weekend Recap of Cognitive Neuroscience Society’s Annual Meeting By Daisy Yuhas | April 8, 2014 Greetings from Boston where the 21st annual meeting of … Read more
Below is a research update from Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle (funded by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen) on some of their work in President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies). This article comes from The Independent (UK). Mysteries of the human brain revealed as scientists release detailed 3D image of … Read more
We, as therapists, see the results of intergenerational trauma (also known as transgenerational trauma) in our offices all of the time, especially with incest and/or neglect. The work of the interpersonal neurobiologists demonstrates that many of the cognitive beliefs and affect dysregulation in mental illness result from faulty or absent attachment bonding. [Aside: It’s interesting … Read more
This is a huge step in terms of how to make ketamine an effective treatment for depression with the risks associated with the oral method of ingestion (urinary tract issues and liver toxicity). There is already of history of intranasal ketamine for anesthesia. Intranasal ketamine confers rapid antidepressant effect in depression Posted By News … Read more
We have known for quite a while that children who experience abuse and/or neglect in childhood are more likely to have metabolic disorders as adults (i.e., be overweight, have type-II diabetes, high blood pressure, and so on). The mechanisms of action have not been clear, other than an awareness that it involves inflammation. The researchers … Read more
Nice talk from Cassandra Vieten, CEO and President of the Institute for Noetic Sciences, on the need for fearlessness in scientists at the “frontier of science,” the “investigation of consciousness.” This talk was given at the Science and Nonduality Conference. Fearless Science – Cassandra Vieten Published on Feb 6, 2014 The frontier of science is … Read more