Tag Archives: psychology
What?! The lies about antidepressants all these years
I had taken antidepressants for years, because I experienced a genuine Depression episode years ago. I fell into a deep depression after my son was diagnosed with type I diabetes at age 5. It got really bad, and after about a year I went to my doctor and begged for help. That was the start [...]
Michael Jackson’s Final Performance Video
CNN has released a video of Michael Jackson’s final performance as he rehearses for his big concert tour. He looks active but really gaunt and sickly. If somebody I love looked like that, I would rush them to the hospital. Sheesh!
Thoughts on the book “The Art of Changing the Brain”
Book cover As Educators, Can We Change the Brain? I have been taking a wonderful neuropsychology course this semester. I have long thought that knowledge of neuropsychology was important when planning and delivering instruction. Based on what I am learning this semester, my suspicions have been confirmed. I recently read a book titled “The Art [...]
Hmmmm… A Chocolate Scientist?
CNN and NPR reported last week that Mars, Inc. has donated $10 million to map the chocolate genome. This is all an effort to eventually create “better tasting” strains and to create strains that resist crop diseases. That is a relief to me. I require at least one piece of chocolate every day to keep [...]
