Today, Posit Science announced the release of a new computer-based visual training tool, DriveSharp, specifically designed to improve the performance...
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The brain plasticity revolution
July 6, 2009
I delivered a lecture at the University of Konstanz in Germany two weeks ago, as a part of the celebration...
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Autism and early oxygen deprivation 2
June 24, 2009
I received a wonderful comment about the hypothesis that early umbilical cord clamping might contribute to the risk of origin...
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A Danish delight! Progress in treating cerebral palsy and related movement disorders?
June 23, 2009
I delivered a lecture sponsored by the Danish Neuroscience Society and the Helene Elsass Center (a wonderful new research institution...
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Tinnitus. A special example of a failure mode for your plastic brain
June 13, 2009
Millions of individuals (2% of humankind) are plagued by continuous sounds generated in their skulls, not coming from the real...
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Brain plasticity monitored and induced by magnetic stimulation
June 11, 2009
I had the pleasure of spending a day last week talking with a world authority on brain plasticity issues, Harvard...
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Nature vs Nurture, redux
June 9, 2009
I made the mistake of watching a NOVA program that celebrated the career and scientific achievements of an important biological...
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Autism and early oxygen deprivation
May 30, 2009
In a July 9th, 2008 post, I added oxygen deprivation incurred at childbirth as another factor potentially contributing to an...
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