I have a post in progress that has required an unexpcted amount of time and research.  Hence, you will find very many references, which took considerable time to find, retrieve, an… Read More

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There is an old drug that has fairly recently been shown to prevent the emotional consequences of memory recall via reconsolidation.    The drug is Propranolol… Read More

I apologize to readers for going nearly a month without a post.  I've been unusually busy.  I will try to post more often now.Thank you for your patience Read More

audio/visual versionIt is cliche to note that men are often attracted to younger women, and women to older men.  The typical evolutionary explanation(page 9) is that men generally… Read More

audio/visual versionUpdate:  This post is not meant to advocate suicide.  It only speaks to evoluationary motives.Suicide is often a natural behavior.  This is because it may… Read More

audio/visual versionHere is a nice, quick post I can offer.  It's in reference to a report that appeared last month in Science Daily.  The report tries to make novelty out of a con… Read More

I apologize for going nearly a week-and-a-half without a post, but I've been very busy and working on some posts that are taking longer than anticipated.For example, I'm considering whe… Read More

audio/visual versionThis article in New Scientist has me thinking about how to endow artificially intelligent machines with emotions.  This shouldn't be a hard task.Referring… Read More

audio/visual versionThis book review has spurred me to offer a brief follow up to a previous post on free will. I agree with the review author Holly Anderson,  who dismisses t… Read More

audio/visual versionThe model of behavioral investment as determined by mood that I previously presented has an interesting implication for the way parents treat their children.  T… Read More

I apologize for my lack of posts over the last six days.  Everyday, I've been busier than anticipated, always thinking that finishing one or more posts I've been working on wa… Read More

audio/visual versionThis post can be considered an extension of my last one on learned tolerance to addictive substances.  Like reactions to addictive substances, allergic and immu… Read More

Audio/Visual VersionI was in a conversation the other night and was asked whether I believe in free will.  I don't, and haven't for sometime.  I have many reasons, including t… Read More

audio/visual versionDrug tolerance is contextual.  It can vary, depending on the external environment and even the thoughts of the user.  The key idea is that tolerance-relate… Read More

audio/visual versionSandeep Gautam has a nice post on his blog about the effects of depression on hippocampal cells.  The story is that chronically high levels of cortisol, a… Read More

audio/visual versionI am in the process of converting my blog posts into audio and am proceeding as quickly as time allows.  There will be a link at the top of most posts allowing you t… Read More

I just found a great chart in a fascinating Shizgal paper on the neural basis for utility.  The paper is available for free.The chart takes one from neural stimulation to beha… Read More

I may as well post this now, for those who like shorter, punchier offerings.  It is commonly taught and repeated that we have 5 senses.  Well, we don't.  We have at least 7.&n&hell…Read More

I am too busy and lazy right now to offer a simple post on anger, so below is a barely altered section from an anger management handout I offer students.  I start from the perspective o… Read More

I often hear it said that we only use about 10% of our brains with the implication, explicit or implicit, that we might be able to find ways to use more of our brain capacity for thinking.&n&hell…Read More

The economics of behavior ultimately boil down to the efficient use of energy, as energy is obviously required for all behavior.  In this sense, one can approach behavior as one do… Read More

I was watching a discussion this morning on youtube titled The Role of Psychotherapy in the Age of Neuroreceptors and Genes, and I have some thoughts.  First though, I'd like to offer a… Read More

"Prozac and Celexa Exhibit Anti-Inflammatory Effects" is the headline in a Science Daily article today.  This is conclusion is well within my paradigm. My paradigm says that r… Read More

I often hear the quote, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result."  It is attributed to Einstein everywhere I look, but… Read More