News tagged with thinking


Occasional memory loss tied to lower brain volume

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (29) | comments 4

People who occasionally forget an appointment or a friend's name may have a loss of brain volume, even though they don't have memory deficits on regular tests of memory or dementia, according to a study published in the October ...


Musicians use both sides of their brains more frequently than average people

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 02, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (93) | comments 12

Supporting what many of us who are not musically talented have often felt, new research reveals that trained musicians really do think differently than the rest of us. Vanderbilt University psychologists have found that professionally ...


'No time to lose' to start thinking sustainability

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 19, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (24) | comments 21

As director of the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative, the need to address human contributions to global warming is a no-brainer that Bob Doppelt says in his new book requires a mindset tuned into "The Power ...


National positive thinking trial aims to prevent childhood depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

More than 7,000 school pupils from across the UK will be taking part in the trial of a new positive thinking programme led by the University of Bath designed to prevent children developing problems with depression.


Suicidal thoughts among college students more common than expected

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 17, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 ...



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