Training the brain t…
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The growing numbers of new cases of substance abuse disorders are perplexing. After all, the course of drug addiction so often ends badly. The negative consequences of drug abuse appear regularly on TV, from stories of celebrities behaving in socially inappropriate and self-destructive ways…
Alcohol dulls brain alarm that monit…
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When people make mistakes, activity in a part of the brain responsible for monitoring behavior increases, essentially sending an alarm signal to other parts of the brain indicating that something went wrong, said Bruce Bartholow, associate professor of psychology in the MU College of Arts and Science. Our study isnt the first to show that alcohol reduces this alarm signal, but contrary to previous studies, our study shows that alcohol doesnt reduce your awareness of mistakes it reduces how much you care about making those mistakes.COLUMBIA, Mo.
Most people have witnessed otherwise…
Memory training expl…
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People with addictions to stimulants tend to choose instant gratification or a smaller but sooner reward over a future benefit, even if the future reward is greater.
Using amphetamines m…
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The study involved 66,348 people in northern California who had participated in the Multiphasic Health Checkup Cohort Exam between 1964 and 1973 and were evaluated again in 1995.
Faulty Signaling in …
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Our data indicate that the brain becomes hypersensitive to rewards when this co-signaling of glutamate and dopamine does not function. Lower doses than normal are enough to increase the propensity to ingest the substance, and this is true of both sugar and cocaine, says ?sa…
New Tests for Danger…
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Scientists report the development of much needed new tests to help cope with a wave of deaths, emergency room visits and other problems from a new genre of dangerous designer drugs sold legally in stores and online that mimic the effects of cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana.
They spoke at the…
Light Therapy
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Since the 1980’s bright light has been used as an effective therapy for depressive and circadian rhythm disorders.
How Meditation Chang…
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Over the December holidays, my husband went on a 10-day silent meditation retreat. Not my idea of fun, but he came back rejuvenated and energetic.
He said the experience was so transformational that he has committed to meditating for two hours daily, one hour in the morning and one in…
As U.S. meth busts d…
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While many states are being forced to pull back on methamphetamine lab cleanups because of federal funding cuts, Indiana has been able to buck the trend. The state has increased the number of meth labs it has found and destroyed by 33 percent in the first half of this year compared with…
