Research

Medical research has investigated many conditions of the human race. Left-handedness, learning disabiiities and genetic diseases have at one time or another been scrutinized by the scientific community. It is only with the the research of Elaine Aron and David Ritchey into the highly sensitive trait that many conditions previously considered separate diseases can be seen as different manifestations of high sensitivity.

Motivation And Your Brain: What You May Not Know

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Do you seem to have different motivations that others? Do you have respond differently than others to similar events and stimuli? Check your brain. It may hold an important clue. Motivation is an important subject, one that has been the subject of intense interest for thousands of years. Human societies tend to create a profile [...]

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Is Depression A Human Invention?

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  This article was first published in Technorati. New information has emerged from a study conducted in China illuminating the relationship between depression and the hate circuit of the brain according to an October 6, 2011 article in Medical News Today. Professor Jianfeng Feng from the University of Warwick in the UK, in collaboration with [...]

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Are You Aware Of Sporadic Cases Of Schizophrenia?

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photo credit: Photo Extremist US scientists have discovered that sporadic cases of schizophrenia do happen according to a recent news story by the BBC.  The journal, Nature Genetics, reported the study findings. This is an important study for highly sensitive people, since schizophrenia is on the list of genetic diseases associated with the highly sensitive [...]

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Food Causes Cell Death

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photo credit: quatar Food Causes Cell Death? According to Science Daily, “Excess nutrients, such as fat and sugar, don’t just pack on the pounds but can push some cells in the body over the brink. Unable to tolerate this “toxic” environment, these cells commit suicide.” This new information released last month by Washington University School of [...]

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Stress in the Womb

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photo credit: > ange < There is a growing awareness that stress in the womb plays a major role in the creation of genetic diseases and the highly sensitive trait.  Maternal stress during pregnancy results in higher levels of testosterone in the body and by extension a fetus. The higher levels of testosterone change brain [...]

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What Causes the HSP Trait?

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  photo credit: Fotosafarines What causes the HSP trait? In the 1980′s the findings of an important medical study were released.  The study laid a biological and scientific basis for understanding the highly sensitive trait. Dr. Norman Geschwind, a neurologist at Harvard Medical School, conducted a study of 3000 people with Dr. Peter Behan, a neurologist at [...]

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Child Abuse Affects The Brain

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  Article first published as Child Abuse Affects the Brain on Technorati. The December issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine has reported the findings of a Yale University Study which shows that child abuse, physical and emotional impact many areas of the brain. The study included the results of the self-reported Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and [...]

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Awareness And The Unconscious Mind

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Neuroscientist David Eagleman has written a great article about our unconscious brain and the limitations of awareness in Discover Magazine.  Our unconscious mind is a source of fear and awe in many people. We cannot control it. Like our bodies, it operates according to rules and processes that we do not understand. It can make [...]

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Migraines Increase Depression Risk

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  Article first published as Migraines Increase Depression Risk on Technorati. Migraines increase depression risk according to new research conducted at the University of Calgary in Canada according to a report on November 26 in Medical News Today. The number of people suffering from migraines and depression is substantial. The National Institutes of Health in their Summary Health [...]

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New Study Results In Successful Treatment Of Major Depression

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A new technique healing major depression is succeeding in improving symptoms in individuals with Major Depressive Disorder. Medical News Today  reported on October 20, 2011, the new approach which is based on brain studies conducted at Cedars-Sinai Hospital and published in CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. “Recent imaging studies show that depressed patients have reduced functioning in [...]

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