February 23, 2007
2007-02-23 Spike activity:
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
Schizophrenia could be 'evolution of the intellect' according to genetic study looking at how traits linked to the disorder may be beneficial in some instances.
"Why do men ignore nagging wives? It's all science". The sexism is optional it seems.
Cognitive Daily looks at research suggesting that video gamers make better surgeons.
In light of the case of a 4-year-old American girl who died from prescribed psychiatric medication, the Boston Globe questions the trend for diagnosing infants with bipolar disorder.
There's been some fantastic neuropsychology videos on Channel N recently.
BBC News reports on a recent discovery of new brain cell growth in adult human brains.
The 2007 USA Memory Championships kick off in a couple of weeks.
SciAm reports that the 'largest ever' autism study identifies two promising genetic factors in the condition.
Developing Intelligence looks at how children develop prospective memory - the memory for remembering to do things in the future.
