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...time, in the 1990s, we seemed to think that curing mental illness was a matter of manipulating a couple of brain chemicals. But after decades of side effects and the recent debate over whether antidepressants carry suicide risk for teens, we have seen only marginal gains in public mental health. A 2002 study in Prevention & Treatment found that approximately 80% of the response to the six biggest antidepressants of the '90s was duplicated in control groups who got a sugar pill. So we may be ready for something different...
...Scientists have conducted several hundred studies of the theory that brain reserve - the effect of formal education and mentally challenging work and leisure pursuits - may, through some mechanism not fully understood, protect people against dementia. Aware that the studies had tossed up contradictory results, University of N.S.W. neuroscientist Michael Valenzuela and colleague Perminder Sachdev last year conducted the first systematic review of research on brain reserve. Having integrated data from 22 studies of possible links between people's behavior and their subsequent brain health, the pair bring down their verdict in a paper about to be published in British journal...
...agree with your report "How to Tune Up Your Brain" [Jan. 23]. One of your articles made the case that communication technology is a key factor in overstimulation and distraction. The faster people can do things, such as reading an e-mail or sending a text message, the shorter their attention span becomes. It seems as if everyone has attention-deficit disorder. Our society is so invested in getting things done fast that we have lost the skill of patiently sitting still and focusing. It's as if people need to be diverted. If there were fewer distractions from pointless...
...Your "Mind & Body" stories were timely and made important points about healthy modern living. The article by Dr. Andrew Weil, "You (and Your Brain) Are What You Eat," explaining the significance of vegetables and recommending the use of the yellow spice turmeric, was insightful. What is generally not understood is how to make vegetables appealing and tasty and how to use spices naturally in cooking. Useful ideas can be found in the cooking of south India. Even vegetable haters become vegetable lovers with the proper use of spices and legumes. Alamelu Vairavan Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
...Your graphic on making the best use of your time emphasized the importance of a good night's rest. Everyone seems to believe that getting eight hours of sleep every night is the gold standard for optimal brain performance. But that approach fails to take into account the huge differences between individuals. I am both a night owl (by choice) and a morning person (by necessity) and average five to six hours of sleep a night. About a year ago, I tried to sleep for eight hours, and as a result I felt listless all day. One size does...