/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2009-12-16T11:30:25-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/12/16/neurofeedback_gets_the_test.php Yesterday's Washington Post highlighted a wide scale eeg-based neurofeedback trial being conducted by the NIMH for ADHD. To date, neurofeedback for ADHD has been a cottage industry with continued attempts to bring it into the mainstream. However, lack of consensus... 74187@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2009-12-16T11:30:25-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/01/09/nimh_staff_honored_for_work_on_behalf_of_returning_veterans.php Several NIMH staff members were recognized this week for extraordinary creativity and program efficiency in launching new research initiatives focused on the mental health needs of military service members, veterans and their families. These staff developed a new research initiatives... 73681@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2009-01-09T20:29:45-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/10/03/mental_health_parity_legislation_passes_within_financial_package.php The House of Representatives, moments ago, voted to approve, by a vote of 263 to 171, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R. 1424), which includes a new financial rescue bill, tax extenders package and mental health and substance use disorder... 73565@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2008-10-03T13:36:28-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/05/15/yet_another_reason_to_exercise_and_eat_right.php A new study suggests that heavy adults have higher rates of psychiatric disorders. Using data from a national health survey of more than 40,000 Americans, researchers found that obese adults were up to twice as likely to suffer from depression,... 73308@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2008-05-15T13:41:06-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/05/13/another_reason_to_eat_right_and_exercise.php Being obese can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 80 percent, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.... 73295@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2008-05-13T10:37:57-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/12/04/do_your_worst.php Believe in yourself. Don’t take no for an answer. Never quit. Don’t accept second best. These are all wise words of wisdom, unless you adopt them across all aspects of your life. This is the take home message of a... 72915@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2007-12-04T14:08:41-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/11/27/wine_and_tech_moguls_champion_neurotech.php Tech Confidential writes a smart piece on how the Staglins are firmly behind neurotech. "The best hope for curing mental illness is neurotechnology," says Staglin Family Vineyard owner Garen Staglin, who with wife Shari stopped by our office recently... 72896@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2007-11-27T16:52:28-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/10/03/economic_burden_of_chronic_diseases_report_released.php The Milken Institute released an impressive study that demonstrates the heavy economic burden chronic disease places on our nation. “An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease” shows the current treatment costs of seven chronic diseases (cancers, diabetes, heart... 72742@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2007-10-03T10:44:06-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/03/14/the_addiction_project_thursday_night_on_hbo.php Addiction is the number one brain-related illness on the planet. Worldwide nearly 800 million people are addicted to a substance. (Note that most 'addiction surveys' fail to recognize nicotine addiction. A fact I find truly confounding.) In an effort... 72120@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2007-03-14T10:35:15-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/11/27/mental_illness_in_our_troubled_children_grows.php Over the past month the NYTimes has published a series of important articles about the increasing number of children whose problems are diagnosed as serious mental disorders. At least six million American children have difficulties that are diagnosed as serious... 69722@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2006-11-27T18:20:44-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/09/08/latest_nimh_research_updates.php Sorry for the lack of commentary, but these are pretty self explanatory. Interesting study on cost of bipolar relative to depression. -New NIMH Research Program Launches Autism Trials -New Schizophrenia Trial: Does Method of Administering Medication Make a Difference? -Bipolar... 65147@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2006-09-08T10:44:18-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/08/15/cutting_edge_govt_brain_research.php These are all worth a quick look: - Receptor Knockout Yields an Adventurous Mouse - Males with Autism Have Fewer Cells in Brain's Emotional Memory Hub - College Women at Risk for Eating Disorder May Benefit From Online Intervention -... 63769@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2006-08-15T11:11:29-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/06/29/medicalizing_road_rage.php Have you ever jumped out of your car and smashed someone else's windshield because they didn't use their blinker? Or has anyone done it to you? If so, someone might be suffering from intermittent explosive disorder. "A little-known mental disorder... 61027@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2006-06-29T15:25:00-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/04/27/fighting_addiction_at_mit.php If I were back in Boston, this would be an event I wouldn't miss. The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT presents "On Addiction," a major conference that will bring scientists together with clinicians, public policy makers and... 56676@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2006-04-27T09:21:28-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/04/05/national_institute_of_mental_health_research_news.php Your tax dollars at work. From the National Institute of Health press room: Cortex Matures Faster in Youth with Highest IQ, New Strategies Help Depressed Patients Become Symptom-Free, Aggression-Related Gene Weakens Brain's Impulse Control Circuits, Maintenance Treatment Prevents Recurrence in... 54924@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ Mental Health Issues 2006-04-05T10:38:36-05:00