Researchers say a wandering mind may be important to setting goals, making discoveries, and living a balanced life.

*pay attention, kakana* picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumors may lead to a decline in mental function many years down the line, say Dutch researchers.

A study of 65 patients, 12 years after they were treated, found those who had radiotherapy were more likely to have problems with memory and attention.

"It always depends on the patient, but if it is possible to defer radiotherapy, maybe people should" picked by Bingo 7 months ago

Many everyday occurrences can be explained by attentional errors, like when we miss obvious changes in the environment. More seriously psychologists have found that attentional processes can play a role in psychological problems like anxiety, panic, insomnia, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Here are 18 ways attention can go wrong, some very common, some extremely unusual, a few downr... read full post picked by psycmoe 11 months ago

Researchers are studying a pervasive psychological phenomenon in which oh man we've got to finish doing the taxes this weekend ... picked by suebe 3 years ago

What’s the one thing that every home has? A garbage can! We don’t pay attention to them, which is the strength of this design: it’s unlikely to be noticed even in the most nosy, urban area. For 2 small fowl or bantam hens, the stealth coop is easily moved around your yard and comes with everything your chickens need: a nesting area, a waterer, a feeder, and a discreet, predator-p... read full post picked by bornbad 9 months ago

If you have kids, pay attention or you will end up with a kids that have problems with... hey is that a kitty? picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Grabbing someone's attention from a distance is a challenge, particularly under noisy conditions but, according to a new study, anole lizards have devised a successful "look at me" technique: They perform multiple full body, four-legged push-ups to get their fellow lizards to turn their heads. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Fear is a powerful emotion and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain. Fear conditioning is a form of Pavlovian, or associative, learning and is considered to be a model system for understanding human phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Video games with biofeedback are successfully being used to treat children with attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Atheism is a mental illness because it is nothing more than a cry for attention. The truth is atheism is a false idea because it is based on the false premise that orderliness does not require intelligent direction. picked by Doggylives 9 months ago

A 25-year-old Aloha woman allegedly spiked breast milk she was feeding her infant daughter with morphine in order to gain the attention of the child's father, according to Washington County authorities. picked by muppet 7 months ago

A strange, ten-foot rotisserie chicken made a number of unannounced public appearances recently. No, it's not a cheap Photoshop creation, it's called Attention Chicken and was made by Nicolas Lampert out of painted polystyrene foam. Cute, but that HOLE disturbs me. picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago

A school bus driver made an unscheduled stop at a liquor store, then allegedly asked a student to help hide her purchases when police stopped her. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago