From: the bricoleur (bricoleur@blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: Thu Aug 28 2003 - 07:59:28 MDT
Greetings Virians,
Thought you may wish to know what is on the menu:
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INTRODUCTION
Ultimate Self-Improvement
By Gary Stix
The brain is still an enigma. But that won't stop us from trying to enhance
mental functioning
NEUROCHEMISTRY
Taming Stress
By Robert Sapolsky
An emerging understanding of the brain's stress pathways points toward
treatments for anxiety and depression beyond Valium and Prozac
NEUROGENESIS
Brain, Repair Yourself
By Fred H. Gage
How do you fix a broken brain? The answers may literally lie within our
heads. The same approaches might also boost the power of an already healthy
brain
PSYCHIATRY
Diagnosing Disorders
By Steven E. Hyman
Psychiatric illnesses are often hard to recognize, but genetic testing and
neuroimaging could someday be used to improve detection
NEUROETHICS
Is Better Best?
By Arthur L. Caplan
A noted ethicist argues in favor of brain enhancement
IMAGING
Mind Readers
By Philip Ross
Brain-scanning machines may soon be capable of discerning rudimentary
thoughts and separating fact from fiction
TREATMENT
Stimulating the Brain
By Mark S. George
Activating the brain's circuitry with pulsed magnetic fields may help ease
depression, enhance cognition, even fight fatigue
PLASTICITY
The Mutable Brain
By Marguerite Holloway
Score one for believers in the adage "use it or lose it." Targeted mental
and physical exercises seem to improve the brain in unexpected ways
ENHANCEMENT
The Quest for a Smart Pill
By Stephen S. Hall
New drugs to improve memory and cognitive performance in impaired
individuals are under intensive study. Their possible use in healthy people
already triggers debate
http://scientificamerican.com/issue.cfm
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the bricoleur
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