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Arousal Defined
Being awake. Primitive state of alertness managed by the reticular activating system (extending from medulla to the thalamus in the core of the brainstem) activating the cortex. Cognition is not possible without some degree of arousal.
ARTERIAL LINE - a very thin tube (catheter) inserted into an artery to allow direct measurement of the blood pressure, the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood.
ARTICULATION - movement of the lips, tongue, teeth and palate into specific patterns for purposes of speech. Also, a movable joint.
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Are you in touch with your partner?
Published December 4, 2008, 7:11 pm, The Times of India
Do you remember the first time she hesitantly held you to feel safe on your speeding bike? The goosebumps you felt when his lips suddenly touched the back of your hand... are the images not still fresh in your mind? That's the power of touch. So, are you still 'in-touch' with your partner?
TV documentary focuses on concerns over creation of 'pink Viagra'.
Published December 4, 2008, 12:00 am, Toronto Sun
More than 10 years after Viagra hit the market, pharmaceutical giants are racing to score government approval for the equivalent female sex treatment.
Vulvodynia: Dismissed and undiagnosed
Published December 2, 2008, 7:27 am, The Globe and Mail
Sufferers are often told it's 'all in their heads.' But chronic vulvar pain is real, medical researchers say
Researching Fly Sleep To Advance Understanding Of Human Sleep And Its Disorders
Published November 30, 2008, 3:12 am, Medical News Today
In a novel study appearing this week in Neuron, Brandeis researchers identify for the first time a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to cells in the much more complex sleep circuit in humans.
Nature, nurture and neurochemistry
Published November 29, 2008, 11:29 pm, The Star
As we understand more about how the human brain works, society is going to face more moral and ethical dilemmas.
New Research Sheds Light On Fly Sleep Circuit
Published November 28, 2008, 9:25 am, Science Daily
Researchers have identified a specific set of wake-promoting neurons in fruit flies that are analogous to cells in the much more complex sleep circuit in humans. The study demonstrates that in flies, as in mammals, the sleep circuit is intimately linked to the circadian clock and that the brain's strategies to govern sleep are evolutionarily ancient.
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Wed Nov 19
- Two factor theory of emotion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: schachter & singer gave184 college students one of two types of injections: adrenaline or a placebo. All experimental subjects were told that they were given vitamins to test their vision. The adrenaline injection caused a number of effects including increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and increased blood flow to the muscles and brain. The saline injection had no such effects.Some subjects were told about the different effects of the abraham sugar melts while others were missiled and told that it would produce a dull headache and bad breath. A third group of scientists received no information at all After the injections the subjects waited in a room with another subject who was actually a confederate of the experimenter. The confederate behaved one of two ways: playful or angry. Subjects who were misled or naive about the injection' ;s effects behaved similarly to the confederate, taking cues from the situation to interpret their arousal level to determine their emotional state.
- Stanley Schachter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sat Oct 25
- Mind Hacks: The sexual distractions of cheese crumbs
- benshahar - harvard 11- Exiting the Confort Zone in beh change. Change in Cognition: optimal level of stress to change beh.Cognition gradual: cognitive restructuring. What can be defined as Chalenge? Schachter & Singer study.62. importance of focus. Study s asked to identify coop and competitive friends and operate the pris dma. In relations to be evaluated is a loose-loose s. St on placeboEf.
Sun Oct 12
- HORNY GOAT WEED PLUS: Enhanced to Curb Erectile Dysfunction: HORNY GOAT WEED PLUS is a combination of several powerful herbs having the quality to increase the nitric oxide levels. This helps in relaxing the smooth penile muscle, which lets more blood to get inside the penile tissue. It also has a smooth PDE-5 inhibiting effect which metabolizes the nitric oxide.
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Tue Sep 23
- How to Stay Awake at Work: 1) Get lots of sunlight. 2) Stay uncomfortable. 3) Avoid getting full. 4) Be physical when able. 5) Take a nap (at lunch). 6) Listen to music.
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