http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/03/02/why-dreams-mean-less-than-we-think/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/03/02/why-dreams-mean-less-than-we-think/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:25:12 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=514 Time Magazine- Scientists suggest that despite recent studies showing that most people believe their dreams have a deeper meaning, they actually do not. (Read More)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/03/02/why-dreams-mean-less-than-we-think/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/26/most-people-believe-dreams-are-meaningful/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/26/most-people-believe-dreams-are-meaningful/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:04:35 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=512 A recent study found that most people believe that dreams have a meaning, and they are more likley to believe in a dream that corresponds to what they already believe or want. (Read more)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/26/most-people-believe-dreams-are-meaningful/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/05/sleeping-brain-is-constantly-active/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/05/sleeping-brain-is-constantly-active/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:17:41 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=490 LiveScience- A new study compares the sleeping brain to a computer’s screen-saver mode. (Read More)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/05/sleeping-brain-is-constantly-active/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/02/parkinsons-linked-to-manganese/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/02/parkinsons-linked-to-manganese/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:24:45 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=486 The Straights Times- A Paris study has found a linke between exposure to a certain metal and Parkinsons’s disease. (Read More)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/02/parkinsons-linked-to-manganese/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/02/inside-a-sleep-clinic/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/02/inside-a-sleep-clinic/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:17:06 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=484 Sun Journal.com- One reporter explains what it’s like to spend a night at a sleep clinic. (Read More)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/02/02/inside-a-sleep-clinic/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/01/30/sleep-study-finds-different-nerves-activated-for-sleepwake-states/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/01/30/sleep-study-finds-different-nerves-activated-for-sleepwake-states/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:20:43 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=482 Science Daily- A Canadian study has found that different types of nerve cells are activated in sleep states and waking states. (Read More)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/01/30/sleep-study-finds-different-nerves-activated-for-sleepwake-states/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/01/27/new-study-could-offer-hope-to-parkinsons-sufferers/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/01/27/new-study-could-offer-hope-to-parkinsons-sufferers/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:32:41 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=473 Barchester Healthcare- A study about deep brain stimulation could offer help to Parkinson’s patients. (Read More)

]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2009/01/27/new-study-could-offer-hope-to-parkinsons-sufferers/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2008/11/26/study-finds-aging-brains-are-distracted-not-slower/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2008/11/26/study-finds-aging-brains-are-distracted-not-slower/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:49:57 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=417 Scientific American Mind- A recent study from the University of California found that the brains of older adults have a more difficult time ignoring distractions in the initial stages of performing a task. Based on this finding, researchers are suggesting that difficulty on memory tasks experienced by older patients may be due to impaired ability to filter out distractions rather than slower proccessing. Read the original article here. These findings help researchers understand more about the aging brain.
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]]> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2008/11/26/study-finds-aging-brains-are-distracted-not-slower/feed/ 0 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2008/11/19/god-and-evolution-can-co-exist-scientist-says/ http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/2008/11/19/god-and-evolution-can-co-exist-scientist-says/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:41:30 +0000 dmclaren http://www.bumc.bu.edu/len/?p=409 LiveScience- A physics professor at Eastern Nazarene College in Massachusetts tries to explain how God and science can co-exist in the same mind. (Read more)

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