Time for a humor break :)

SharpBrains update: December Update: Wishing You and Yours a Very Brain-Fit Decade

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December 2010 Update Dear , How can we help younger gen­er­a­tions find the right path to life­long brain health and per­for­mance - espe­cially as they will live longer, and in more dynamic, com­plex envi­ron­ments? We cre­ated the Brain Health across the Lifes­pan series to curate reli­able sources of infor­ma­tion, and this month you can check out Top 10 Resources to Bet­ter Under­stand the Teenage Brain.  Featured December Articles Top 10 Resources to Bet­ter Under­stand the Teenage Brain. Cognitive Train­ing Can Reduce Brain Atro­phy and Boost Sense of Control Can Resis­tance Train­ing Pro­tect the Brain? Lit­er­acy Re-wires the Brain The Ten Habits of Highly Effec­tive Brains 10 Brain Tips To Teach and Learn Debunk­ing 10 cognitive/ brain fit­ness myths Using Brain Plas­tic­ity to help Chil­dren with Learn­ing Dis­abil­i­ties Test your Reac­tion Time A Brain Game to Tease your Frontal Skills Top Ten Brain Teasers and Games for Kids and Adults alike To Access these Articles and Teasers at SharpBrains.com, click HERE Wishing You and Yours a Very Brain-Fit Decade,, - The SharpBrains Team Save  15% You can now Register to attend the 2011 SharpBrains Summit (March 30th-April 1st, 2011) at early-bird rates AND obtain an additional 15% discount when you enter discount code: sharp2011 To Learn More about the 27 Confirmed Speakers: click Here

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Research bytes: Two new brain fitness/training studies in the elderly

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Test iPad drawing: A note made with Penultimate

Testing new drawing App on my iPad. Simple CFA SEM model

Test your Reaction Time

Reaction time is the time it takes to react to something. It can be considered as an index of your speed of processing: It shows how fast you can execute the mental operations needed by the task at hand.

Reaction Time is a basic measure used in many psychology studies. Participant are most often asked to push a button when done with the task, which can be as varied as detecting an object, memorizing a word, or identifying an emotion. As brain processing is quite fast, reaction times are usually measured in milliseconds (a thousandth (1/1000) of a second).

What is your average Reaction Time? Ready to try? Click here to start. Fun twist: Try before and after your Christmas dinner!

Merry Christmas from the SharpBrains Team

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Happy holidays from the blogmaster from IAP

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NIMH top 10 for 2010@NIMHgov, 12/23/10 8:05 PM

Mental Health NIMH (@NIMHgov) 12/23/10 8:05 PM Director's Blog: NIMH's Top 10 Research Events and Advances of 2010 - http://go.usa.gov/rrR #nimhgov

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Research byte: Population clocks model of motor timing (Buonomano & Laje, 2010)

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Buonomano and Laje (2010) have presented an interesting description of a population clocks model to explain motor timing. The article is a hard read....and if it is too difficult, just do what I did....enjoy the lovely graphic figures. Seriously...this is an important contribution to understanding motor timing in motor performance. I will need to digest it more than once. Probably the most useful aspect of the article is the nice intro overview of the various theoretical models that have been advanced to explain the human brain clock.



The PDF article includes highlights and notes as per the IQs Reading blog feature.

The article will be added to the Key Research Articles section of this blog.


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Genetic cause of severe impulsivity?@PsyPost, 12/23/10 3:09 PM

PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) 12/23/10 3:09 PM Genetic variant that can lead to severe impulsivity identified: A multinational research team led by scientists ... http://bit.ly/gjcyWq

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Four New Speakers Confirmed — 2011 SharpBrains Summit

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Military must provide cognitive rehabilitation benefits for soldiers with brain injury

iPost: NYTimes: In Map of Brain Junction, Avenues to Answers

From The New York Times:

In Map of Brain Junction, Avenues to Answers

Researchers have identified the components of a critical part of the brain's architecture: the synapse, or junction where one neuron makes a connection with another.

http://nyti.ms/heQ2Vr

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iPost: Top 10 Resources to Better Understand the Teenage Brain— Brain Health Series Part 2

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iPost. And more free online articles@psypress, 12/21/10 8:40 AM

Psychology Press (@psypress) 12/21/10 8:40 AM Who's interested in the Cognitive Neuroscience of #Language? 2 free articles until 1 Jan 2011 http://goo.gl/8z1Q0

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iPost: free online articles@psypress, 12/21/10 3:29 AM

Psychology Press (@psypress) 12/21/10 3:29 AM 10 cog. & exp. #psychology articles to read from QJEP, Cognition & Emotion, Cognitive Neuropsychology jnls + more! http://goo.gl/fQfDU

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NYTimes: Early Tests for Alzheimer’s Pose Diagnosis Dilemma

From The New York Times:

THE VANISHING MIND: Early Tests for Alzheimer's Pose Diagnosis Dilemma

Since there is no treatment, doctors wonder if they should tell people, years earlier, that they have the disease, or a good chance of getting it.

http://nyti.ms/eVAj27

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Defining Best Practice--New Text

http://braininjury.blogs.com/braininjury/2010/12/traumatic-brain-injury-defining-best-practice-new-text.html

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impost: Top 10 Psych studies from 2010 courtesy SharpBrains

Alvaro Fernandez (@AlvaroF) 12/17/10 11:14 AM Top 10 Psychology Studies from 2010: David DiSalvo, a science and technology writer whose posts we share with yo... http://bit.ly/ifMuzY

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Thanks to my first Alma mater for the award..I am humbled and honored

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Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Voodoo Correlations: Two Years Later, The Neurocritic In The Popular Press: Insights Give Hope for New Attack on Alzheimer's, The New York Times To Tell the Truth: Brain Scans Are Not Ready for the Courtroom,...

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iPost: Announcing the 2011 SharpBrains Summit: 23 Confirmed Speakers

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Research byte: Multiple-sensory integration and IQ

As per usual when I make a research byte/brief post, if anyone would like to read the original article, I can share via email---with the understanding that the article is provided in exchange for a brief guest post about it's contents. :) (contact me at iap@earthlink.net if interested). Also, if figure/images are included in the post, they can usually be made larger by clicking on the image.



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Enhanced cognitive control in fighter pilots

Neuropath Learning (@NeuropathLrng) 12/15/10 2:22 PM Tests reveal that fighter pilots have greater cognitive control than the rest of us and brain scans reveal that... http://fb.me/DeKfE37r

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Institute for Applied Psychometrics (IAP) main office

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Have made some recent changes in the home office of IAP. Here is an updated picture. One can never have enough screens active--there are five in total..can you find the fifth? Also, one can not work without a good big cup of strong coffee in a mug from the Directors favorite coffee house (second office)---Caribou coffee.

This is the g-factor of IAP and IQ's Corner, the ICDP, and the Tic Toc Brain Talk blogs.





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Cognitive Behaviour Theraphy (CBT) Across Cultures: Challenges and Possibilities

Cognitive Behaviour Theraphy (CBT) Across Cultures: Challenges and Possibilities 7th March 2010 / London Conference

The Delivering Race Equality Programme (Department of Health 2005) highlighted the need to improve access to culturally appropriate counselling and psychological therapies, for individuals from Black and minority ethnic communities. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative has improved access to counselling and psychological therapies for people suffering from anxiety and depression from a range of diverse backgrounds including those from BME communities. The third wave new CBT treatments include Mindfulness Based CBT and Meditation. The latter is prevalent in many cultures across the world and practiced directly or indirectly by several world religions.  Having made progress, there is now a need to consider the extent to which counselling and psychological services are culturally appropriate and whether they need to be adapted. In the case of CBT, there is robust evidence to show that CBT is an effective treatment for people suffering from anxiety and depression. The emphasis in CBT is on the client’s social context and that CBT therapists work collaboratively with clients to agree treatment options. However, CBT is based on Western concepts and illness models. The focus is on the individual and on treating the individual. For some people, this will be a challenge especially if they view themselves in the context of their immediate and wider family and / or in the context of their community. Some critics of CBT argue that by focusing on the individual, the larger familial, community and societal issues and problems are ignored or left unspoken and unaddressed. Key considerations when delivering CBT with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds include: The location of the service Language and the use of interpreters or therapist who can speak the client’s mother tongue Health beliefs and explanatory models of distress/mental disorder The presenting problem/s or “idiom/s of distress” Expectations about CBT Some of the key questions which will be discussed during the one day event include: Is it necessary to make adaptations when delivering CBT across cultures? If so, how? Are traditionally routed treatments such as Mindfulness CBT and Meditation more appropriate when working with individuals from BME communities? In instances where individuals have unique and "different" culture-led conceptions of health and ill health and the way this is managed, how is this reconciled? What evidence base exists which demonstrates that CBT is affective with clients from different cultural backgrounds? This one day conference will bring together clinicians who have experience of delivering CBT across cultures. Learning points and good practice will be shared. The challenges experienced and possible limitations will also discussed via anonymised case vignettes. Programme of the day 9.00 - 9.30 Registration, Tea & Coffee 9.30 - 10.40 Introduction & Chair CBT: Gaining from Diversity David Kingdom Professor of Mental Health Care Delivery at the University of Southampton and Honorary Consultant Adult Psychiatrist for the Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust 10.40 - 11.30 CBT Across Cultures: Challenges and Possibilities Rathod Shanaya Clinical Service Director, West Hampshire - Adult Mental Health Hampshire, Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 11.30 - 11.45 Tea & Coffee 11.45 - 12.30 Making CBT Culturally Responsive Beena Rajkumar Psychotherapy Specialist Registrar at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 12.30 - 1.00 Morning session Q&A 1.00 - 1.45 Lunch 1.45 - 2.35 Addressing Spirituality in CBT Rob Waller Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry and Associate Director of Medical Education for NHS Lothian at St John’s Hospital 2.35 - 3.25 CBT with South Asian Muslims Farooq Naeem Consultant Psychiatrist & Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Southampton University 3.25 - 3.40 Tea & Coffee 3.40 - 4.30 Employing a Culturally Representative IAPT Workforce in London Tom Dodd & Robert Hardy  London Regional Delivery Team for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Working for Wellness 4.30 - 4.45 Afternoon Q&A 4.45 - 5.00 Plenary, Closure & Evaluation sheets Who Should attend? This conference will be relevant to all professionals in the field of Mental Health and Social Care, including those from Local Authorities and NHS trusts across the UK, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Early Intervention Teams, CPN’s, OT’s, Social Workers, Chaplains, Community Faith Leaders & Healers, Equality Leads, Community Development Workers, Service User Representatives, Charities, Third Sector, Educational Establishments, Academics and Policy makers. Where? The Resource Centre 356 Holloway Road London N7 6PA Tel: +44 (0)20 7700 0100 http://www.theresourcecentre.org.uk Conference Booking  Conference Brochure Conference Booking Forn Conference Contact Ahmed Qureshi (conference co-ordinator) tel. 07540 356 526  email us on: info@bmehealth.org or visit us on www.bmehealth.org

 

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Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Portraits of the Mind, The New York Times In The Popular Press: Dan Dennett- "Free Will, Responsibility, and the Brain" (Video), The SItuationist Voodoo Correlations: Two Years Later, The Neurocritic Depressed about the antidepressant pipeline?...

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Institute for Applied Psychometrics (IAP) new logo

The votes have been counted (at the IAP logo survey at IQ's Corner blog).  Thank you to all who took the time to vote and send comments.  There was a clear winner.  It is reproduced below....with a slight change in the placement of the bell curve.  And yes...there is a deliberate slight skew to the normal curve...it is more visually eye-catching than a perfect normal curve.  Over the next month I will be working to integrate the new logo in all critical IAP-related blogs and web pages.

Many thanks to my great son-in-law, Anthony, who did all the design work.  He does great work.  It is personal XMAS present to me...and it will be treasured for a long time.

iPost@NeuroscienceNew, 12/10/10 7:23 PM

Neuroscience News (@NeuroscienceNew) 12/10/10 7:23 PM World's First Basic Research Institute for Childhood Neurological Diseases Opens in Houston http://is.gd/iwGKP #neuroscience #houston

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iPost. Sharp Brains frontal lobe challenge

Alvaro Fernandez (@AlvaroF) 12/10/10 10:08 AM A Brain Game to Tease your Frontal Skills: The frontal lobes of the brain (in blue here) have been compared to a... http://bit.ly/igOEO2

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iPost: Brain Injury Association of America launches new web site

http://braininjury.blogs.com/braininjury/2010/12/brain-injury-association-of-america-launches-new-web-site.html

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