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Free Range Kids
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A blog devoted to allowing children to experience childhood without the stifling interference of overly worried parents.
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Nurture Shock
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This is a blog that attempts to examine some of our most cherished assumptions about children and child-rearing. Very research-based, but fun!
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Revising the DSM
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A new version of the Diagnostic manual used by mental health professionals proposes changes in the diagnosis of autism.
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Revising the DSM again
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This opinion piece by the father of an autistic daughter applauds the proposed change in diagnosis of autism.
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The Bipolar Puzzle
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A comprehensive article from the Sunday NYTimes Magazine about the increased incidence of the diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder in children.
Includes descriptions of two families coping with very disturbed children, and discussion of the issues important in evaluating whether bipolar disorder is an appropriate diagnosis for a child.
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The Frontal Cortex
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A blog that straddles the worlds of psychology and neuroscience. I challenge you to glance through this and NOT find something fascinating.
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This American Life
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I don't know what I would do without this radio program; it is addictive and often relevant to psychology students.
Try the free pod-cast called Unconditional Love and the one called 81 Words.
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Well: Small Steps
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Wow, what a bonus!
A special NYTimes section on Monday 9/15/08 has individual articles on diet and behavior, insomnia, day care, discipline and much more.
Check it out! The link leads you to the main page and then you can choose an interesting topic.
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Bonus Babies
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Should people get rewarded for things that they need to do anyway? An eminent psychologist argues that to do so is a mistake. See if you agree.
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Famous Case Study: HM
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In 1953 a young man, known henceforth by his initials HM, underwent radical brain surgery to contain his worsening and deadly epileptic seizures.
The surgery made him permanently unable to transfer information from short term memory to long term memory.
He has probably taught neuroscience more about the nature of memory than any other person.
In this story, we hear him interviewed for the first time.
HM, identified as Henry Molaison after his death, died in December 2008.
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Hospice Care for Newborns
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Describes a program for parents whose fetuses are expected to die right before or after birth--part of the hospice movement.
Be sure to watch the video!
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How do common drugs of abuse work?
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This is a fun site that explains the neuropsychological effects of commonly abused drugs: which neurotransmitters are affected, where the effects in the brain are.
Added is a little music and some very cute graphics.
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Identical Strangers
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In the late 1960's Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein, identical twins who were put up for adoption, were separated and sent to different homes to be reared. Unbeknownst to them or their adoptive parents, they were studied to discover the relative contributions of nature and nurture. They discovered one another in 2004. Listen to them speak.
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Visible Embryo
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development from conception through the fetal stage in pictures and words.
neat site!
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