May 2011
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Potential New Drug Candidate Found for Alzheimer’s... →
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, the Medical University of South Carolina and American Life Science Pharmaceuticals of San Diego have demonstrated that oral administration of a cysteine protease inhibitor, E64d, not only reduces the build-up of β-amyloid (Aβ) in the brains of animal models for Alzheimer’s disease, but also results in a substantial...
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Anonymous asked: On the topic of the Anon who asked about ADHD. I was diagnosed with ADHD-PI a few months back and I am 18 and in my second year of uni. My older brother has combined ADHD and was diagnosed with it as a child, and while I had brought it up with my mother once or twice that I thought I could have ADHD she said I didn’t. I was diagnosed more by accident then anything. I was seeing a...
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chronicallycurious asked: In response to anon's ADHD question--I wasn't diagnosed until I was 17 and I was very, very angry because of it. I had been showing symptoms since kindergarten--if not sooner. There are psychologists at school usually, he/she could try approaching them instead of talking to her parents. I tried telling my mom that I was depressed/suicidal in 8th grade and she just laughed at me. Nothing...
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Anonymous asked: Hi, I have a question about ADHD. Well I'm a freshman in high school, and I noticed that I matched the signs of ADHD since i read about it like about 3 years ago. I try to tell my parents that i honestly think i may have it, but they don't think so. They say that we would have been able to tell earlier. I was just wondering if that ever happens, where you don't get diagnosed until...
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Anonymous asked: What is dopamine responsible for?
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Check it out: House of Mind on the Tumblr... →
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dre-alamode asked: do you think personality characteristics are mostly learned? or through genes?
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What is the relationship between social and...
According to MacDonald and Leary, social pain refers to the emotional reactions that accompany the perception that one is being excluded from a social relationship or being devalued by desired relationship partners or groups. Usually, when people talk about emotional/social pain (social pain is considered by some as a type of emotional pain), they think of the word pain as being an adequate...
strokesofinsight asked: Hi! I was wondering where you're doing grad school?
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In a little bit over a year. I love you guys <3 Thanks for the support :]
Disorders and Systems final due on Friday. After that, I’ll be done with graduate coursework forever. Get back to you soon!
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wwarped asked: hey there, i was wondering how long you've been studying for? and also, at what stage does one become adequately qualified to work in the neuropsych profession?
it's been my dream to be a neuropsychologist for years now, im currently in my final year of highschool and have already had interviews with universities who say that they'd accept me but I'd love to know what...
it's been my dream to be a neuropsychologist for years now, im currently in my final year of highschool and have already had interviews with universities who say that they'd accept me but I'd love to know what...
Anonymous asked: Hi. I really love your blog and am a prospective applicant into a doctoral neuro program. I am taking the GRE soon (by June) and would appreciate if you can recommend some study material. I was thinking of taking 2 subject tests in biology and psychology along with the general. Does this sound like a good idea? I'd appreciate your input so much (ie. which study materials you used,...
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How to Become a Neuroscientist
I have gotten so many questions about people who are interested in neuroscience as a career that I have created this post so I can reference back to it in the future.
Note: This is a guide directed towards people that want RESEARCH careers. My graduate program’s approach towards neuroscience integrated knowledge from many areas like electrophysiology, cellular and molecular biology, and...
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