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Are Impulsive Kids Actually Trusting Kids? 7 Jul 2012 | 02:02 am
I read an intriguing article today by Kurth and Haussmann, two researchers of ADHD out of Colorado. They are interested in isolating specific risk factors that may account for the dramatic increase i...
The “Use it or lose it” Model 5 Jul 2012 | 01:06 am
In the context of pruning and the “use it or lose it” model, addiction is like a pathway. It may start out as a mere amble through the woods, a poorly defined trail, but can end up like a super highw...
The Complicated Case of Adolescent Drug Abuse: Implications of Brain Plasticity 3 Jul 2012 | 12:37 am
Erich Engelhardt M.A. Joseph Shrand, MD However, thi s process of change leaves the adolescent brain particularly vulnerable to the toxic influence of drugs and alcohol. Already in a major state of...
Implications of Brain Plasticity Part 2 30 Jun 2012 | 06:27 am
Erich Engelhardt M.A. Joseph Shrand, MD The Oxford English dictionary defines plasticity as the ability to be easily molded or to undergo a permanent change in shape. The biological definition desc...
The Complicated Case of Adolescent Drug Abuse: Implications of Brain Plasticity 28 Jun 2012 | 06:54 am
by Erich Engelhardt M.A. and Joseph Shrand, MD It never made sense what my teachers in medical school were telling me back in the late 1980′s about the brain: that brain cells did not replicate and o...
The Imax Approach Part 6 19 Jun 2012 | 03:36 am
SMALL CHANGES CAN HAVE BIG EFFECTS Over the last few weeks I have introduced you to my concept of the Imax Approach, which I have been working on and refining since 1982. This week I hope to present...
The Imax Approach Part 5 14 Jun 2012 | 01:25 am
This week I roll out the fourth domain of the Imax, the internal domain of your brain and body. I think readers who have followed this column can appreciate that who we are is profoundly influenced by...
The Imax Approach 4 12 Jun 2012 | 12:34 am
Last week we explored the first two domains, the home and social environments that influence the Imax. These two domains are external, and represent the attachments we have in our lives. But those a...
The Imax Approach Part 3 6 Jun 2012 | 01:47 am
Over the last few weeks I have been rolling out the Imax Approach, the idea that people are always at an Imax, doing the best they can at this moment in time. This week I will explore the first two d...
The Imax Approach Part 2 2 Jun 2012 | 12:12 am
I believe people are always doing the best they can at any moment in time. I call this your Imax, your current maximum potential. I propose that no one chooses to do worse than their Imax. You are ...
