• Acute Impact On Brain Function In Earthquake Survivors
• Schizophrenia Gene Linked With Abnormal Neurogenesis In Adult And Postnatal Brain
• Rasagiline Might Slow Parkinson's Progression, Large Multicenter Study Finding
• How We Know A Dog Is A Dog: Concept Acquisition In The Human Brain
• Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress
• Psychologists Use fMRI To Understand Ties Between Memories And The Imagination

Links at http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain

 

I have been editor of this newsletter for 12 years, the Journal of Neurotherapy for 7 years, and writing since 1979. I wrote my first book in 1979, a 600 page fantasy called "High Troy" which I sent to Del Rey Books with the eager hopes of a 15 year old. They said it would take 2-4 weeks to review and return, and I checked the mailbox for their acceptance letter every day after 2 weeks had passed. After 6 weeks I called the company and found that they had misplaced my manuscript, so I sent another, and promptly two weeks later got a form letter rejecting it. So my writing career began with others losing my stuff, hindering my enthusiasm, but such is writing - one must do it for oneself, and if others read over your shoulder, metaphorically-speaking, all the better....

As the son of a minister/basketball coach, spirituality for me can be distilled to a 3-point shot from the outside over the hands of a defender. That I can do this effortlessly and not know exactly how I do it, except for the extensive practice in doing it and my implicit trust in my cerebellum, makes me recognize the value of the smaller mind (cerebellum) inside. The cerebellum works with the grain of the world better than our larger bulky awkard verbal mind can, and I hope to use the same freedom and flow in pursuing these electronic journals as I do in my basketball shots. Day 1 on being a Publisher was last week when I applied for ISSN numbers, and the group is international in that one of my primary collaborators is an Indian physicist. These are to be peer-reviewed electronic quarterlies.

Journals of the International Spiritual Neuroscience Group

Aleph Omega, Journal of Spiritual Neuroscience Editors David A Kaiser, MFA, PhD (Editor in Chief) Roger deBeus PhD Tamara Lorensen MAppSc Meg MacDonald MD Aleph Omega is a journal focused on understanding neural substrates of spirituality including mysticism, worship, and the numinous experience. Research is drawn from functional neuroimaging and behavioral sciences.

Brain and Cosmos Editors Moninder Singh Modgil, PhD (Editor in Chief) Nicholas Dogris, PhD David A Kaiser, PhD Brain and Cosmos is a journal focused on understanding creation in terms of principles common to physics, philosophy and neuroscience.

Journal of Atheism and Alternative Worship EIC negotiation Journal of Atheism and Alternative Worship is a journal focused on how the human tendency for worship may be repurposed when one does not subscribe to cultural normative beliefs. Research is drawn from behavioral sciences, neuroscience, philosophy, and religious studies. (In the figure above, taken from Michelangelo's Creation, I make Adam look to the left, whereas it was painted with him looking to the right at God the father. Does he look at the other half of his parentage?)

Journal of Stress and Self-Therapy Editors Tamara Lorensen MAppSc (Editor in Chief) Ed Hamlin, PhD Journal of Stress and Self-Therapy is a journal focused on understanding how personal and occupational stress damage relationships and how to promote self-healing. Research is drawn from neurotherapy, clinical psychology, and related disciplines.

Journal of Neuroplasticity and Neuromodulation Editors Roger deBeus PhD (Editor in Chief) Ed Hamlin, PhD Journal of Neuroplasticity and Neuromodulation is a journal focused on understanding how brain function and structure adjust to experience, induced magnetic fields, as well as development. Its focuse is statistical analysis of EEG operant conditioning and energy disruption and synchronizing techniques. Research is drawn from developmental neuroscience, neurotherapy, functional neuroimaging and feedback and related disciplines.

Journal of Extrasolar Life and Intelligence EIC solicitation to be sent Journal of Extrasolar Life and Intelligence is a journal focused on understanding environmental conditions that lead to intelligence on Earth and life elsewhere. This includes investigation of what constitutes intelligence and sapience in primate and cetacean species and how to search for likely signs of past and present technological societies (SETI, archeology). Research is drawn from SETI, comparative psychology, extrasolar planetary studies, and related disciplines.

Centurion, Journal of First Century Social Intelligence Study of three forms of social order, Rome, Jerusalem, and Nazareth EIC solicitation to be sent Centurion is a journal focused on understanding how social order was reorganized when polytheistic (Hellenistic/Roman) and monotheistic (Hebrew) cultures encountered each other in the first century, and the role the Jesus Movement played at this time. We focus on social and theological activity and rabbinic changes during the early centuries of the Common Era. Research is drawn from New Testament and Rabbinical scholarship, and Levant archeology and cultural anthropology.

JABA, Journal for the Advancement of Brain Analysis Editors David A Kaiser, MFA, PhD JABA is a journal focused on improving quantitative and normative EEG analysis for use in neurotherapy and functional brain assessment. It is the official journal of the Society for the Advancement of Brain Analysis, pending board approval, founded in 2001.

Journal of Normative Electroencephalography EIC solicitation to be sent Journal of Normative Electroencephalography is slated for distribution in 2011 and is a journal focused on findings in normative EEG analysis, methodology, and technology. Research is drawn from psychology, neurology, neurotrauma, applied neuroscience, educational psychology, and related disciplines.

Journal of Neuromarketing Editors David A Kaiser, MFA, PhD (Editor in Chief) Journal of Neuromarketing is slated for distribution in 2011 and is a journal focused on neuromarketing, use of neurophysiological signals including EEG, MEG, and fMRI BOLD and blood flow signals to determine interest in products, advertisements, and individuals. Research is drawn from psychology, consumer research, and applied neurosciences.

Reviews NEW &/OR USEFUL BOOKS - Focus on Laterality

Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your Add Child

How to nurture the special skills in children that are often untapped by school.

Evolving Brains
John Morgan Allman
Encephalization: its costs and benefits.

Left Brain, Right Brain: Perpectives from Cognitive Neuroscience

One of the best texts that comprehensives describes laterality research.

Hemispheric Asymmetry: What's Right and What's Left

One of the more comprehensive but readble textbooks on hemispheric specialization.

The Alphabet and the Brain: The Lateralization of Writing

How learning to read and write affects brain organization, among other interesting aspects of literary development in people.

Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step-By-Step
Edward De Bono
Audio book encourages habitual lateral thinking to generate new ideas.

Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life With Autism
Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks
Classic book of autism from the inside (Grandin's experience).

Dementia, mild cognitive impairment and quantitative EEG in patients with Parkinson's disease.
An increase in posterior theta amplitude was associated with mild cognitive impairment or dementia and postorior delta increases with dementia in Parkinson patients.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19715179

Improvements in Spelling after QEEG-based Neurofeedback in Dyslexia
Spelling improved after neurofeedback training in dyslexic children compared to controls.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19711183

Negative symptoms in neuroleptic-naïve patients correlate with QEEG parameters.
Slow wave power was associated with negative symptoms in psychosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19683895

Relative Efficacy of Connectivity Guided and Symptom Based EEG Biofeedback for Autistic Disorders.
QEEG based connectivity assessment was moste efficacious in the treatment of autism.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19649702

I work on the computer 8-10 hours a day, my brain being disrupted by the electromagnetism of the large monitor. I listen to online music much of the time, and look for a new background photo every day. Here are my sources:

Free/Public Domain (verify usage rights for each photo)
http://www.freephotos.se
http://pdphoto.org
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net
http://www.burningwell.org
http://www.public-domain-photos.com
http://public-photo.net
http://opendomain.blogspot.com
http://www.picfindr.com
http://www.morguefile.com
http://www.flickr.com (Check rights)
http://www.freephotos.lu (Stock)

http://images.google.com (Most are not free/public domain, but usually okay for educational/noncommercial use)

Free music (and music videos)
http://player.play.it/player/yahooplayer.html (Yahoo player)
http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos (Yahoo music videos)
http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/top_20_countdown (VH1 Top 20)
http://www.pandora.com (Pandora - radio based on similarity)
http://www.youtube.com (Youtube - music videos and endless other videos)

Time
http://onlineclock.net (Alarm to set in background so you don't forget appts while listening to music)
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.pl (exact time)