The Neuro-Protective Lifestyle

Want What Savants Got? Try Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Posted on 31. May, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

photo credit: Khazaei
Can’t see the forest for the tree(s)? You might be a savant in the making. Weak central coherence theory seeks to explain the distinct savant ability to focus on details rather than being distracted by the “big picture“. When you combine the above traits with “overconnectivity” and unbalanced excitatory-inhibitory neural [...]

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Brain Bliss: What’s Empathy Got To Do With It?

Posted on 05. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

The “empathic” brain. We all assume we have one, but like “hen’s teeth” it’s rarer than you think. The unbridled capacity to share and completely comprehend the emotional state of another person…well it’s what’s being human is all about…isn’t it? Empathic helping behavior is observed among all primates, not just humans. [...]

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