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...their previous research that, presented with certain stimuli, depressed bipolar patients don't use the prefrontal (or higher thinking) part of their brain as much as healthy subjects do, instead recruiting other (more hardwired) parts to compensate. And they found a similar pattern of activation in patients at the manic end of the spectrum. This was tantalizing because it suggested the disparities were related not to mood but to bipolar itself. Needing more evidence, they began studying bipolar patients in the euthymic state - when their moods have stabilized and they appear to be well. The results continued to suggest that...
That first line of Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” encapsulates the entirety of the singer-songwriter’s sophomore effort. It’s like listening to a severely psychotic, irreparably damaged, and bitterly immature manic-depressive singing her woes—and it’s highly gratifying. With a voice that harkens back to Lauryn Hill, Macy Gray, and Aretha Franklin—or all of them rolled into one—Winehouse can definitely sing, but it’s ultimately her personality that carries the album...
...mess and shock, the only thing lacking in “Back to Black” is, well, more mess and shock. Winehouse’s grainy and emotional voice should soar and dance; you expect trills and thrills, decadence and manic madness. But after being patient through the entire album, waiting for it to get really, really exciting, you discover that Winehouse keeps things disappointingly in check, favoring smooth R&B lines and lush vibrato...
...likes it. But what's funny is that when I talk about how my daughter laughs about my manic depression, the audience claps. They're glad she's okay...
...often nonsensical humor at its height. As the film’s producer, Coolidge gives her usual hysterical, Botox-enhanced performance. O’Hara—playing the role of the aging actress with emerging hopes of winning an Oscar—develops her character with the same manic disposition that so highlights her previous roles in Guest’s films. Posey, the young star in “Home for Purim,” continues to one-up herself as the champion of Guest’s improvisational styled humor. Unlike previous films...