~~~~~~ MENTAL HEALTH NEWS ALERT ~ Week of September 8th, 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~

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EEG signatures of attentional and cognitive default modes

Alpha oscillations signal a neural baseline with "inattention" whereas beta
rhythms index spontaneous cognitive operations during conscious rest.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12958209
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Cognitive Neuroscience: A Functionalist Perspective
by Roy H. Smith

An overview of to this field for the layperson. Reviews studies in perception,
memory, motor function, language, executive function, emotion, and
consciousness.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761823530/top100
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Systems neuroscience approach to autism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12953300

Biological bases of ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12953298

Feelings of school avoidance, depression, and character tendencies - Jr HS and
HS
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12950699

Working with the family of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12956551

Autism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12954440

ADHD and fluctuating asymmetry
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12953172

Neuroanatomical circuits modulating fear and anxiety behaviors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12950435

Attention profile in schizophrenia compared with depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12956828

Vulnerability, destabilization and restitution in anxious depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12956820

The impairments caused by social phobia in the general population
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12950433

Diagnostic issues in bipolar disorder.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12957719

Short-term alcohol and drug treatment outcomes predict long-term outcome.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12957346

Improving the detection of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and depression in
community health centers.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12955918

Alcohol and tobacco use disorders in a general population
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list\
_uids=12957342
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