With ADHD, Who Needs Sleep Anyway?
I came across this old blog post that I never shared here. It’s from March 2013. I updated it a bit. I hope you enjoy it.If I thought ADHD could throw monkey wrenches into my plans before, divorce was like dumping the entire plumber ’s toolbox into the works instead. It’s taken a bit of time to heal, to sort out the mess, and to know what to do with all those monkey wrenches.We have joint custody so we split parental duties as well as time spent with the kids right down the middle. She gets medical, and I get school. Since I am in charge of making sure my girls ’ school paperwork is in order, I like to use my i...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - September 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Family Goodreads Somnambulating Source Type: blogs
Study finds surprising correlation between states ’ elevation and ADHD prevalence
This study adds to other work on how natural factors may play a role in the development of ADHD. For instance, several years ago I reviewed a study in which a link between ADHD and exposure to sunlight was found, and exposure to natural outdoor environments has also reported to reduce ADHD symptoms.
Results such as these are surprising and interesting, and highlight the complexity of factors that may be involved in the development and expression of ADHD symptoms.
Several aspects of the current work are important to keep in mind. First, the results highlight a potential linkage between altitude and ADHD at the population le...
Source: SharpBrains - September 8, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. David Rabiner Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness ADHD diagnostic altitude cognitive-abilities dopamine dopamine activity hypobaric lower cognitive abilities stimulant medications Source Type: blogs
Neuralink: Thumbs up or down so far?
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is neuroscience theater (MIT Technology Review):
Rock-climb without fear. Play a symphony in your head. See radar with superhuman vision. Discover the nature of consciousness. Cure blindness, paralysis, deafness, and mental illness. Those are just a few of the applications that Elon Musk and employees at his four-year-old neuroscience company Neuralink believe electronic brain-computer interfaces will one day bring about.
None of these advances are close at hand, and some are unlikely to ever come about. But in a “product update” streamed over YouTube on Friday, Musk, also the founder of SpaceX ...
Source: SharpBrains - August 31, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Technology Brain-Computer Interfaces electrochemical Elon Musk FitBit Neuralink skull Source Type: blogs
Can what you eat worsen your ADHD?
An excerpt from This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More. Suzy was a bright and hardworking student. However, even though she was conscientious and generally cheery, her grades began to fall during her senior year, and she started to feel […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 30, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/uma-naidoo" rel="tag" > Uma Naidoo, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Nutrition Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 31st 2020
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Source: Fight Aging! - August 30, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
With ADHD, Who Needs Sleep Anyway?
I came across this old blog post that I never shared here. It’s from March 2013. I updated it a bit. I hope you enjoy it.If I thought ADHD could throw monkey wrenches into my plans before, divorce was like dumping the entire plumber ’s toolbox into the works instead. It’s taken a bit of time to heal, to sort out the mess, and to know what to do with all those monkey wrenches.We have joint custody so we split parental duties as well as time spent with the kids right down the middle. She gets medical, and I get school. Since I am in charge of making sure my girls ’ school paperwork is in order, I like to use my i...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Family Goodreads Somnambulating Source Type: blogs
People Read What I Write? Who Knew ‽
22K Pageviews? Not bad!Have I mentioned I was sick for a long time at the beginning of the year? I may have mentioned itonce ortwice¹. Well, while I was down for the count, my editors over at ADDitude Magazine were counting pageviews foran article I wrote for them a while back. Apparently, I hit 22,213 pageviews for that article alone. They told me all about it last February while I was slightly inconvenienced. I just recently discovered their post when I had to use carefully placed demolition charges and a pick axe to catch up with my email.Iknow my mother wasn’t reloading that page over and over again as she wardr...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Goodreads Journaling Writing Source Type: blogs
Higher Body Mass Index Correlates with Reduced Cerebral Blood Flow
Vascular aging is an important contribution to neurodegeneration. The brain is an energy-hungry organ, and reductions in blood flow with age have a negative impact on brain tissue. These reductions can occur for obvious reasons such as the weakening of the heart in cases of heart failure, but there are other, more subtle processes at work to reduce the delivery of nutrients to the brain, such as the progressive stiffening of blood vessels and reductions in capillary density. Researchers here note that greater excess fat tissue, as measured by body mass index, correlates with reduced blood flow in the brain. It is plausible...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 25, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: August 22, 2020
This week’s Psychology Around the Net takes a look at the mental health care treatment barriers LGBTQ teens and young adults face, what business owners can do to cope with the mental stress brought on by COVID-19, how older adults with pre-existing depression are exhibiting resilience during the pandemic and quarantine, and more.
Entrepreneurship Was Tough Before COVID-19. Now It’s Testing Founders’ Mental Limits: Jocelyn Kung, CEO of The Jung Group, discusses the research her company has been doing regarding how business leaders have been dealing with their own mental stresses brought on by the coronavi...
Source: World of Psychology - August 22, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net business coronavirus COVID-19 inspiration porn LGBTQ pandemic virtual healthcare Source Type: blogs
A psychiatrist ’s telemedicine experience [PODCAST]
“I propose Zooming while driving be added to the DSM criteria for ADHD. I have gotten a new glimpse into the world of some of my patients. One patient even mentioned it ’s hard for them to come to appointments, even with transportation, and we were able for the first time to talk at length about […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Debate: Will brain-computer interfaces replace smartphones and other “mediating” devices?
The Fifth Industrial Revolution: where mind meets machine (The National):
The Fifth Industrial Revolution will make that connection closer and seamless, and will feel unmediated. The smart device onto which we tap and into which we speak will disappear. Brain-computer interfaces will replace them…Can we connect our brains – and our minds – to machines? The short answer is yes, and we have done so for some time. The longer answer is more complicated, but more interesting.
Until a few years ago, machines were connected to the brain and the nervous system principally for medical purposes – for example, to treat Parki...
Source: SharpBrains - August 17, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology -google Amazon brain-computer interface Brain-Computer Interfaces Ctrl-labs Facebook Fifth Industrial Revolution Fourth Industrial Revolution Kernel Neuralink Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: August 15, 2020
This week’s Psychology Around the Net looks at young people and mental health support (or lack thereof) during the coronavirus pandemic, tap into one psychiatrist’s mind regarding psychedelic experiences and their effects on a person’s mind, thoughts, and behaviors, why sleep problems might actually nudge you toward your entrepreneurial goals, and more.
‘Feels Like the World Is Against You’: Young People Struggle With Finding Mental Health Support Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: According to a recent survey, depression among college students has increased since the coronavirus pandemic shut down camp...
Source: World of Psychology - August 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net Adhd altered states Childhood Trauma College Students coronavirus COVID-19 economic struggles emotional validation External Validation mitochondria pandemic Parents Personality Disorders psychedelic th Source Type: blogs
People Read What I Write? Who Knew ‽
22K Pageviews? Not bad!Have I mentioned I was sick for a long time at the beginning of the year? I may have mentioned itonce ortwice¹. Well, while I was down for the count, my editors over at ADDitude Magazine were counting pageviews foran article I wrote for them a while back. Apparently, I hit 22,213 pageviews for that article alone. They told me all about it last February while I was slightly inconvenienced. I just recently discovered their post when I had to use carefully placed demolition charges and a pick axe to catch up with my email.Iknow my mother wasn’t reloading that page over and over again as she wardr...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Goodreads Journaling Writing Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: August 8, 2020
This week’s Psychology Around the Net looks at a new study on building strong bonds between children and nature, how Google’s search monopoly is affecting the mental health crisis, research suggesting baby boomers aren’t as mentally sharp as their parents’ generation, and more.
Stay well, friends!
To Bond With Nature, Kids Need Solitary Activities Outdoors: A new study finds that solitary activities (thinking hunting, fishing, and just hiking around and exploring) are perfect for children to build strong bonds with nature. Not only do these kinds of activities help children enjoy being outside, bu...
Source: World of Psychology - August 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net Adhd Amygdala antitrust anxiety Baby Boomers demntia Depression emotional processing Google Hippocampus kids Loneliness Memory Nature outdoors Source Type: blogs
