Biology 202 Web Paper 2
Drawing Conclusions about Withdrawal: Antidepressants and Dangerous Discontinuation
Submitted by eambash on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 7:01pm.
Dizziness. Mania.
Insomnia. Fatigue. These could all present, without great
surprise, as symptoms a psychiatric disorder such as major depression or
bipolar disorder. A common cause for
concern about health care providers and patients alike, however, is the
association of these symptoms not with depressive illnesses but with withdrawal
from antidepressants. Sometimes called
SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome or Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome, many users
of pharmacological drugs have experienced a disorder characterized by the
prevalence of a wide variety of symptoms at the time when a short-half-life
The Truth Is in There (the Brain, That Is): Sleep, Memory and Alien Abductions
Submitted by Skye Harmony on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 4:05am.
A Teaspoon of Laughter
Submitted by ptong on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 9:54am.Imagine a room full of people sitting quietly at their desks and suddenly laughing one after another for no apparent reason or picture a large congregation of people in the middle of a park laughing in a circle. As uncanny as it may seem, this is happening all over the world. Recently, scientists have begun paying more attention to Laughing Therapy and its psychological and physiological effect on humans. Studies have shown that laughter, or even the anticipation of a merry experience increases health-protecting hormones while reducing stress hormones. Although additional research is needed, there is strong evidence that Laughing Therapy is beneficial to patients and could be used to in addition to standard procedure.
Conscious Children: A Brief Look at Hydranencephaly
Submitted by merry2e on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 12:34pm.Conscious Children: A Brief Look at Hydranencephaly
Web Paper #2
In the mind of a person with Dyslexia
Submitted by asavannah on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 1:57pm.
There are millions of children all around the world who are affected by dyslexia. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability where people who are affected by this disorder often have trouble with spelling, reading, word pronunciation, writing, and may have complications with math. Since the brain is the control center for the nervous system, it is responsible for our behavior. The brain receives input from all of our senses, and allows us to decipher what it taking place around us. What happens with dyslexia is that it takes the messages the brain receives from what one hears and sees and mixes the signals or information around, which in turn causes confusion.
Mind-Body Dualism/Unity in Medicine
Submitted by Molly Pieri on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 9:59am.
Molly Pieri
April 6, 2008
Mind-Body Dualism/Unity in Medicine
Mirroring Emotions: The Role of Mirror Neurons in Empathy
Submitted by Simone Emily on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 6:10pm.








