Word: braining
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...software that allowed Nicole to shine represents a promising application of recent and remarkable discoveries about the power of the brain to learn new tricks. Scientists are finding that the brain is "massively plastic"--not rigidly fixed like a computer chip--and can rewire itself throughout life with the help of rigorous training. The Fast ForWord games are like mental aerobics--designed to strengthen weak connections in those parts of the brain that support language skills...
Eighty percent of the population is mentally ill at some given time, and all of us are mentally ill to a degree. By the way, the term mental illness is an anachronism; it should more correctly be called brain biochemical dysfunction. The majority of Americans, including some of the supposed intellectually sophisticated, don't have a clue as to the pervasiveness of the problem. JOHN M.R. KUHN, M.D. Rothschild...
...biological brain disorders, severe mental illnesses can be treated with medication, but other factors also are important. Although delusions of grandeur, in which some people may believe that they are God or, conversely, the devil, sometimes mark the manic phase of bipolar disorders, NAMI believes spiritual faith can play a critical role in an individual's recovery and renewal. For more information about mental illness, readers can call (800) 950-6264. LAURIE FLYNN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Arlington...
...BRAIN STRAIN Feel like you can't think straight when you're stressed out? You're probably right. Researchers who injected volunteers with cortisol--a hormone secreted during stress--report that those who received the highest doses for the longest period (four days) had the most trouble recalling a story they had just been told. There is a bright spot: a week after the hormone injections stopped, memory was completely restored...
...does the drug work? Wessells believes it acts on the brain, specifically the hypothalamus, to set off arousal centers there. "It will start an erection whether you want it or not," he says. "The men in these trials weren't being stimulated erotically...