November 13, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Medical education
There are not enough accredited openings to go around, undermining the annual process that matches slots with applicants."
A new admission process at medical
schools involves a series of encounters meant to examine aspiring
doctors’ ability to communicate and work in teams.
Readers respond to an Op-Ed about a solution for the shortage in primary care.
To address the looming shortage of primary care doctors, make medical school free but charge specialists for their training.
America's Best Medical Schools: A Critique of the U.S. News... : Academic Medicine
"People want sound, objective data about the quality of medical schools and their programs ..."
America's Best Medical Schools: A Critique of the U.S. News... : Academic Medicine
"People want sound, objective data about the quality of medical schools and their programs ..."
Thursday, November 10, 2011
EEG Measures Awareness in Some 'Vegetative' Patients
EEG Measures Awareness in Some 'Vegetative' Patients
"They found that three of 16 patients thought to be in unconscious vegetative states were able to repeatedly generate EEG responses to two distinct commands, even though they were unable to communicate in any other way"
The Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario
Brain Exam Detects Awareness in 3 ‘Vegetative’ Patients - NYTimes.com
"They found that three of 16 patients thought to be in unconscious vegetative states were able to repeatedly generate EEG responses to two distinct commands, even though they were unable to communicate in any other way"
The Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario
Brain Exam Detects Awareness in 3 ‘Vegetative’ Patients - NYTimes.com
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Autistic Brains Have More Brain Cells, Study Finds - ABC News
Autistic Brains Have More Brain Cells, Study Finds - ABC News
Neuron Number and Size in Prefrontal Cortex of Children With Autism
"the autistic children had 67 % more neurons in a region called the prefrontal cortex"
"The brains of the autistic children also weighed an average of 17.5% more than the brains of children without the disorder"
Neuron Number and Size in Prefrontal Cortex of Children With Autism
- Eric Courchesne (UCSD)
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