Word: stress
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...written prolifically on how an NDE (or something closely resembling it) can be induced by an anesthetic drug, ketamine. That NDEs can be induced led him at first to suspect that the spontaneous type was similarly hallucinogenic. Now he's not so sure. Perhaps ketamine and brain stress simply make certain states more accessible. "All our realities are alternative realities," says Jansen. "Nobody sees the world in quite the same way as any other person...
...patient by stimulating the brain's temporoparietal junction (TPJ), thought to play a role in self-perception. In emergencies where blood supply is cut, says Blanke, "the effects are occurring first at the TPJ, which is a classical watershed area of the brain." It's probable, he concludes, that stress in the TPJ causes the dissociation of NDEs - a dissociation that's entirely illusory...
...therapy appears to conflict with the findings of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), which found that women who took estrogen alone or estrogen plus progestin from age 65 increased their risk of mild impairment or dementia - along with other cardiovascular problems. But the authors of the Neurology studies stress that the age-dependent window is key when considering therapy and mental health. "Below 50, estrogen is protective. After 65 it is harmful. But nobody really knows between 50 and 65," says Rocca. "In the middle it's still unclear...
...released on bail last month, he was greeted by hundreds of Hmong supporters who continue to revere him as a leader who helped thousands of Hmong-Americans adjust to life in a strange new land. (Many Hmong living in the U.S. are believed to suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome because of their wartime experiences.) To the prosecution team in his case, however, Vang Pao is a terrorist who is intent on arming rebels against a friendly government. And to the people of Laos? The day I left Vientiane, the Times finally did run an item on the Hmong...
...overdue housecleaning of former communist officials in the country's military intelligence service. Unemployment fell by four points from a high of 18% on the Law and Justice Party's watch, and the economy is growing at an impressive rate of 6%. No doubt the Kaczynskis will seek to stress that part of their record in the upcoming election campaign. Given the mishaps of the past two years, however, their party seems unlikely to close the gap with Civic Platform as it did back in 2005. But humorists can take heart. The twins are likely to remain political players...