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The Mind's Eye Scans Like A Spotlight: New Role Discovered For Brain Waves Researchers say you are more likely to scan the room, jumping from face to face as you search for your friend. In addition, the timing of these jumps appears to be determined by waves of activity in the brain that act as a clock.
The latest verdict on using brain imaging for lie detection Excitable tabloids, technophile lawyers and gullible entrepreneurs have all spent the last few years salivating over the prospect of functional brain imaging delivering us the first form of truly scientific, objective lie detection. Not so fast. Most research that's tested the potential of functional brain scanning for lie detection has compared brain activity between lying and honest conditions
The Role of Antidepressants for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression Although rapid-cycling bipolar disorder has been linked to the use of antidepressants, these treatments may still have a role in the management of patients with bipolar depression, said Stephen V. Sobel, MD, clinical instructor at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, in a presentation at the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress is Las Vegas.
The Psychiatrist's Role in Identifying and Treating Fibromyalgia Bill H. McCarberg, MD, founding director of the chronic pain management program at Kaiser Permanente, Escondido, California, discusses the need for collaboration between psychiatrists and primary care providers to identify and treat patients with fibromyalgia.
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