Monthly Archives: April 2018
Post Of The Week – Sunday 29th April, 2018
1) Genetics Of Depression A new study has come out, identifying 44 genetic variants as risk factors for depression. Here is an account from the Institute Of Psychiatry, Psychology And Neuroscience where some of the researchers on the study were based. Here is an account from The Guardian. There are two salient points. Firstly, there […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 21st April 2018
1) Genes For OCD This research came out in October last year but I only just found it. There’s a brief article here. The problem with understanding OCD to this point is that the evidence has been fragmentary. We know about genes, brain areas and serotonin but don’t know how they fit together. By isolating […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 14th April 2018
1) Educational Achievement And Genes When we study the nature-nurture debate, we look at the idea that the heritability of a trait depends on the quality of environment. In an environment with no food, genetic differences in vulnerability to obesity do not matter. In an educational environment where everyone has the support and the facilities […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday 8th April 2018
1) Steve Silberman On Autism Here is Steve Silberman writing powerfully about acceptance of autism. Along the way, he deals with issues of holism and reductionism. 2) Loneliness Study The BBC has been promoting an online study of loneliness. I did the survey on Friday. Here is the information screen. On a previous screen, there […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday 1st April 2018
1) Problem Gambling This extract of You And Yours on Radio 4 features Henrietta Bowden-Jones who also features in the audio on the gambling webpage. It focuses on a case of a woman who lost a very large amount of money through online gambling. Three points emerge. Firstly, the personal account does not include reference […]
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