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Adolescents with learning disorders have atypical EEG correlation
indices.

Reading was associated with high correlations in EEG indices within
the right hemisphere in reading and writing impaired students.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15465448
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The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explains...
by William C. Dement, Christopher Vaughan

"We are a sleep-sick society," says sleep medicine pioneer William C.
Dement, M.D., Ph.D. A great review.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385320086/top100
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Attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and Internet addiction.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15482579

Pharmacologic treatment of cognitive deficits and hypersexuality due
to "shaken-baby syndrome".
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15470827

Impact of executive function deficits and ADHD (ADHD) on academic
outcomes in children.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15482034

Effect of methylphenidate on executive functioning in adults with ADHD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15476690

Using self-report to identify the broad phenotype in parents of
children with autistic spectrum disorders
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15482503

A new social communication intervention for children with autism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15482502

Increased frontal cortical folding in autism
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15465295

Neurobiology of Non-REM Sleep in Depression
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15465983

Motor cortical excitability and clinical response to rTMS in
depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15465578

Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for anxiety
disorders.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15462640

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of anxiety
disorders before and after treatment with citalopram.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15482603

Lifetime depression history and sexual function in women at midlife.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15483368

Remission rates with venlafaxine extended release in Greek
outpatients with generalized anxiety disorder. A double-blind,
randomized, placebo controlled study.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15486518

Sexual identity and substance use among undergraduate students.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=12766375

Cannabinoid physiology and pharmacology
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15464149

The endogenous cannabinoid system and the treatment of marijuana
dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15464150

A case of factitious disorder presenting as alcohol dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=12913367

Heroin dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15481866

Inhalation of Crack Cocaine Can Mimic Pulmonary Embolism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15483504


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