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Mental Health Notes

May 6th, 2008

Increase Your Intelligence When You Increase Your Memory?

Has the ol’ brain been feeling rather weak, lately? You may want to read up on how researchers now think we can improve our fluid intelligence.
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether or not increasing working memory would help increase fluid intelligence, because the two are so closely related.
The results?
Yes.
According to Susanne M. Jaeggi, a […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

April 29th, 2008

Blame Sexy Women For The Crappy Economy

Haha, not really. Well…at least, I don’t think so?
According to research conducted and led by Northwestern University finance professor Camelia Kuhnen and Stanford psychologist Brian Knutson, sex and money trigger the same area of our brains - the V-shaped nucleus accumbens, or, our brains’ pleasure center.
During the research, which involved 15 heterosexual men (no women […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments

March 22nd, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Brain Breaks, A.S.S. Awards, NAMI Updates, And A Former Marine

This week’s Saturday Sanity includes Mental Health Notes updates as well as mental health-related news around the globe.
Enjoy!

Last Sunday, I launched a new, hopefully permanent series here at Mental Health Notes called Brain Break. Unsurprisingly, the idea is to give our brains a break. Check out the announcement post and let me know what you […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments

March 16th, 2008

Because Sometimes We Need A Break From Our Brains

Or, perhaps, our brains need a break. However you want to see it.
I’ve decided that, from now on, Mental Health Notes will take a break from all things mental health-related on Sundays. Yeah, I know - Mental Health Notes is a mental health blog. I’m a rebel, what can I say.
Constantly talking - and reading […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 7 comments

March 15th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: New Blogs, Articles, Resources, And Reports

Nutrition, drug abuse, pregnant teens, and new blogs - it’s all part of this week’s Saturday Sanity!

Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? In honor of that, we here at the b5media Science & Health Channel chose nutrition as the topic for our monthly theme day. See what I had to say about brain-boosting […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

March 13th, 2008

Tasty Foods To Boost Your Brain Health

Spring is in the air (or close to it - what’s the official day? March 20?) and while many people like to kick their dieting and exercise programs up a notch or two to shed those extra winter pounds, there are some foods you might not want to want to cut back on when you’re […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments

March 11th, 2008

Treat Your Brain To FOX’s New Amsterdam

Did anyone watch New Amsterdam last night? That new FOX show about the brilliant New York City homicide detective who happens to be immortal and, um, over three centuries old?
I’m in the process of becoming a devoted viewer. Now, don’t misunderstand me. Nothing can take Prison Break’s place in my heart (not even a new […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments

March 8th, 2008

What Do Happiness, Sleep Deprivation, And Prison Have In Commom?

They’re all part of this week’s Saturday Sanity!
It’s not unusual to skim through the other b5media Science & Health Channel blogs and find mental health-related discussions going on. Here are a few from this week:

Elaine at Genetics & Health posted Happiness is down to your genes, a look at a University of Edinburgh and Queensland […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

March 2nd, 2008

Keep Your Brains Busy This March!

Mark your calendars, readers! Mental Health Month may not be until May, but March is busting at the seams with mental health- and brain-related “awareness” events of its own around the globe!
March is:

Mental Retardation Awareness Month, sponsored by The Arc.
Professional Social Work Month, sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers.
National Brain Injury Awareness Month, […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments

February 14th, 2008

5 Ways to Take Care of Your Heart and Your Mind

It’s Theme Day time again here at the Science & Health Channel, and because February is American Heart Month, guess what we’re all buzzing about? That’s right - heart health! More specifically here at Mental Health Notes, heart health in relation to mental health.
Now, you may be wondering amongst yourselves, Heart health in relation to […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments