Neurdon. Neurobot » Information theory methods in Neuroscience. NeuroLogica Blog. Jan 13 2017 Cognitive Biases in Health Care Decision Making This was an unexpected pleasant find in an unusual place. The Gerontological Society of America recently put out a free publication designed to educate patients about cognitive biases and heuristics and how they can adversely affect decision making about health care. The publication is aimed at older health care consumers, but the information it contains is applicable to all people and situations. It is a well written excellent summary of common cognitive biases with a thorough list of references. What is most encouraging about this publication is the simple fact that it recognizes that this is an issue.
The report is aimed simultaneously at health care providers and patients. Continue Reading » Jan 12 2017 Curcumin Hype vs Reality A recent systematic review of the alleged health benefits of curcumin show that, yet again, hype based on “traditional use” is not a reliable guide. The systematic review had two main findings: Jan 10 2017. TechPsych. Deric Bownds' MindBlog. Brain Blogger | Topics from Multidimensional Biopsychosocial Perspectives. Findings. By Greg Miller Before this afternoon's social issues roundtable, I blithely assumed that neuroscience is mostly a good thing for society. It's all about understanding emotions, memory and cognition--the things that make us who we are--and tackling scourges such as Alzheimer's disease and depression. So I was thrown a bit off-guard by the opening remarks of the session moderator, Alan Leshner.
"I think when the rest of society finds out what the broader implications of neuroscience research are, they're not going to like it," Leshner said. (Full disclosure: Leshner is the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and executive publisher of Science, but I wasn't coerced, bribed, or even asked to show up at the roundtable or write about it.) The other speakers picked up this troubling thread and highlighted aspects of neuroscience research that have the potential to elicit unease in the general population. Independent Neuroblogs. Healing anxiety disorders with cortisol - Independent Neuroblogs. NeuroLogica Blog.
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