Carrying around a library of pdf files has now become easy with the introduction of the iPad and net book computers. It is now possible to keep a library of key references that can be accessed at the patient bedside for reference use. This brings up the question of what pdf files are most valuable for clinicians. I have spent some time thinking about this and elected to come u
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The Clinical Neuroscience iPad Library
Posted by admin 1 day 22 hours ago (http://brainposts.blogspot.com)'Destination Amnesia Experienced By 'Older Adults
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Older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures - forgetting who they've shared or not shared information with, according to a new study led by Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute. It's the kind of memory faux pas that can lead to awkward or embarrassing social situations and even miscommunication in the doctor's office...
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Impact of new media and technology on customer relationships
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New research examines how social media are changing the way companies find and interact with customers.
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Wolves Are Smart, but Dogs Look Back
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Dogs are pretty smart. They can have huge vocabularies, they can infer meaning in the growls of other dogs, and they can effortlessly figure out if other dogs want to play or fight with them. But their intelligence might be limited to the social domain; indeed, while they outperform chimpanzees in social tasks, chimpanzees outperform them in many other tasks. And they might have developed their i
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Rewriting Masculine Gender Scripts...
Posted by admin 2 days ago (http://ultimo167.wordpress.com)
Gast and Peak (2010) think that 'masculine gender scripts' seriously frustrate men from seeking help for their health problems. ... Gast J, & Peak T. (2010) "It Used to Be That if It Weren't Broken and Bleeding Profusely, I Would Never Go to the Doctor": Men, Masculinity, and Health. American journal of men's health. PMID: 20798142 "It Used to Be That if It Wer
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Neural Clues To The Calming Effects Of Self-Harm
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The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported commonly among people who compulsively hurt themselves. Individuals with borderline personality disorder experience intense emotions and often show a deficiency of emotion regulation skills...
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Reading Arabic isn't easy, brain study suggests
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The brain's right hemisphere is not involved in the initial processes of reading in Arabic, due to the graphic complexity of Arabic script. Therefore reading acquisition in Arabic is much harder in comparison to English, according to a recent series of studies.
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Brain uses eyes to pick up things: Unraveling the calculations
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How does your brain know where your hand has to go to pick up a cup of coffee and successfully bring this to your mouth? By converting all of the information into coordinates of the eye, according to new Dutch research. Unraveling those calculations will make it possible to more accurately control arm prostheses.
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