Monthly Archives: December 2009

Manic Monday: Five Neuro-Trends To Watch in 2010

December 28, 2009
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Manic Monday: Five Neuro-Trends To Watch in 2010

1. Psychopath brain wiring 2. Public consumption of wonky academic studies 3. Environmental causes of obesity 4. The biology of affiliate fraud 5. In utero epigenetics

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Manic Monday: Your brain on hedgehog

December 14, 2009
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How come there are craniofacial deformities associated with neuro-behavioral issues? Review of Sonic Hedgehog signaling and liver x receptor and oxysterols. Update 12.15.09 - Liver transplants and pontine myelinolysis - is there a hedgehog connection?

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Friday dysfunctional roundup, geriatric version: Nursing home resident, 98, accused of strangling roomie, 100 — acquired geriatric sociopathy due to frontotemporal dementia?

December 11, 2009
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Friday dysfunctional roundup, geriatric version: Nursing home resident, 98, accused of strangling roomie, 100 — acquired geriatric sociopathy due to frontotemporal dementia?

Geriatric research needs to get up to speed on acquired sociopathy with frontotemporal dementia.

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Friday Dysfunctional Roundup: Psychopath brain and crime — mitigating or aggravating?

December 4, 2009
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12.04.09: Updated to include remarks regarding more recent mitigation cases. A death penalty case involving psychopath brain scans. Diminished responsibility, sez defense. No dice, sez prosecutor - psychopathy is an aggravating factor for sentencing, not mitigating.

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Professional Athlete Divorce: Social Contagion, Tiger Woods, John Daly

December 2, 2009
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Professional Athlete Divorce: Social Contagion, Tiger Woods, John Daly

McDermott et al., SSRN 1490708: People divorce when their friends, siblings or co-workers do. Is this the reason for the high divorce rate among pro athletes?

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