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Flower arranging, video games and Twitter

Here's today's round-up of mental health items and other assorted stuff: Research Digest Blog reports on a very small-scale study which found possible benefits in the use of flower arranging to help with the cognitive deficits associated with...

Published 4 Aug 2010 3:00 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, Human Brain, video games, brain, culture
Childhood stress linked with structural brain change

Interesting piece of research suggesting childhood abuse or emotional neglect "particularly when combined with genetic factors" can result in structural brain changes, making later depression more likely. Read More...

Published 26 Feb 2010 2:27 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, stress, brain, childhood
Behavioural training rewires brain, research finds

Interesting report in the LA Times about research which appeared to find that an intensive six-month training programme for children with poor reading skills was accompanied by changes in the brain. Read More...

Published 15 Dec 2009 12:28 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, brain
Is the web changing our brains?

The brain being a plasticy thing that changes over time it makes sense that it would change as a result of regular computer and internet use. But is it changing in a good or bad way? Read More...

Published 26 Nov 2009 3:42 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Human Brain, internet, brain
New antidepressants research

New research suggests antidepressants don't work for many people because they've been targeting the wrong thing. Read More...

Published 27 Oct 2009 1:47 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, depression, brain, neurotransmitters
PCTs, unconditional love and Kafka

Ok, serious story first - HSJ reports that PCTs need to improve their performance on providing mental health care for young people with learning difficulties. Read More...

Published 17 Sep 2009 4:46 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, young people, brain, parenting, learning disability, pcts
Stress, sleeping in and rewiring the brain

If you are feeling stressed, then have a lie-in and your brain will be rewired and everything will be ok. Actually I just made that up... but maybe it could be true in a kind of way. Read More...

Published 30 Apr 2009 3:50 PM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, stress, sleep, brain
Study links depression to thinning of brain cortex

There's a story in the New York Times about a new study which links depression with a thinning of the brain wall. Read More...

Published 25 Mar 2009 10:51 AM by Mad World

Filed under: Mental Health, depression, brain, cortex

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