News tagged with impulsiveness


Botox now used for urinary incontinence

When you think of Botox injections, you probably think of getting rid of unwanted wrinkles around the eyes or forehead, but recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved using the injections to help patients ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Want to limit aggression? Practice self-control

Feeling angry and annoyed with others is a daily part of life, but most people don't act on these impulses. What keeps us from punching line-cutters or murdering conniving co-workers? Self-control. A new review article in ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cannabinoid 2 receptors regulate impulsive behavior

A new study lead by the Neuroscience Institute of Alicante reveals how manipulating the endocannabinoid system can modulate high levels of impulsivity. This is the main problem in psychiatric illnesses such ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

When drugs fail, surgery may get epilepsy under control

(HealthDay) -- Uncontrollable temporal lobe epilepsy affected almost every major aspect of John Keener's life.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study: Impulsive kids play more video games

Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parkinson's disease patients can become more creative when they take dopamine

Some Parkinson's Disease patients can suddenly become creative when they take dopamine therapy, producing pictures, sculptures, novels and poetry. But their new-found interests can become so overwhelming that they ignore ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain rehearsal time ensures lasting memory performance

University of Alberta researchers have established that the ability of the brain to rehearse or repeat electrical impulses may be absolutely critical in order to make a newly acquired memory more permanent.

Neuroscience created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New devices could hold key to predicting premature births

Scientists and doctors from the University of Sheffield are developing two novel devices that could lead to the improved prediction of premature births.

Health created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cochlear implants may be safe, effective for organ transplant patients

Cochlear implants may be a safe, effective option for some organ transplant patients who've lost their hearing as an unfortunate consequence of their transplant-related drug regime, researchers report.

Other created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study (Update)

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) at the University of Cambridge have identified a brain abnormality which is found in drug-dependent individuals as well as their ...

Neuroscience created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Internet addiction disorder characterized by abnormal white matter integrity

Internet addiction disorder may be associated with abnormal white matter structure in the brain, as reported in the Jan. 11 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE. These structural features may be linked to behavioral impair ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

9-1-1 dispatchers can save more lives by coaching bystanders in CPR

More people will survive sudden cardiac arrest when 9-1-1 dispatchers help bystanders assess victims and begin CPR immediately, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in Circulation: Jo ...

Cardiology created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists map the frontiers of vision

There's a 3-D world in our brains. It's a landscape that mimics the outside world, where the objects we see exist as collections of neural circuits and electrical impulses.

Neuroscience created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hold that thought? Scientists find sensor that may explain working memory

(Medical Xpress) -- In many cases, a delay occurs between the time you are presented information and the time you respond with an action or decision. Most of us call it a thought, while some scientists call it working memory.

Neuroscience created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How muscle fatigue originates in the head

The extent to which we are able to activate our muscles voluntarily depends on motivation and will power or the physical condition and level of fatigue of the muscles, for instance. The latter particularly ...

Neuroscience created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast