It’s easy to recognize the byproducts of creativity: a masterful painting, a lyrical symphony, or even a well-crafted argument. But scientists have spent a long time trying to find creativity’s neurological correlate. What patterns and synaptic percolations result in a creatively churning mind?
When assessing the moral character of others, people cling to good impressions but readily adjust their opinions about those who have behaved badly, according to new research.
A controversial theory suggests that perception, motor control, memory and other brain functions all depend on comparisons between ongoing actual experiences and the brain’s modeled expectations.
Four years ago, Chelsea fell head first onto the hardwood floor at her college. She had a seizure and stopped breathing, causing an anoxic injury — when the brain is damaged from not receiving enough oxygen.
Risk for relapse is high after the first episode of psychosis, creating a substantial personal and public health burden worldwide. Preventing relapse is an important treatment target because outcome during the first few years after psychotic episode onset is a leading determinant of long-term clinical and functional outcome. Finding modifiable risk factors for relapse is therefore essential.
A doença psíquica não é diferente das outras doenças. Ela é, apenas mais cruel, porque é invisível. Não há sinais físicos correlatos para quem sofre um transtorno de personalidade; não há febre; não há manchas espontâneas na pele; não há inchaços; nada que se possa ver num exame de raio x, ou mesmo numa sofisticada ressonância magnética. Leer Más
