“YouTube Fantasies of Social Prominence” brief video by Jay Evans Harris, MD

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Audio/Video, Books

Click Here to Watch: YouTube Fantasies of Social Prominence by Jay Evans Harris, MD.

The author of Minding the Social Brain shares some reflections on YouTube—about YouTube itself and our increasingly media-affected culture.

Minding the Social Brain is a fascinating synthesis blending cutting-edge neuroscience, social science, and psychoanalytic theory, while bringing these diverse elements together toward a cohesive and comprehensive world-view.
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Meet the Authors: An Interview with Jamieson Webster, Ph.D.

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Announcements, Books

Meet the Authors: An Interview with Jamieson Webster, Ph.D.
Friday 7-26-13 from 4:00PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Dr. Webster is author of the book, “Life and Death of Psychoanalysis”
published by Karnac Books.

Dr. Webster is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York where she works with children, adolescents, and adults. She teaches at Eugene Lang College, as well as, supervising graduate students through City University’s doctoral program Continue reading Meet the Authors: An Interview with Jamieson Webster, Ph.D.

Justice for the Mentally Disabled

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Editorials

Click Here to Read: Justice for the Mentally Disabled By The Editioral Board of The New York Times on July 24, 2013.

‘Freud’s Mistress’: A psychiatric affair

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Books

Click Here to Read: ‘Freud’s Mistress’: A psychiatric affair a Review of Freud’s Mistress by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman, Reviewed by Jonathan Kirsch on the Jewish Journal.com website on July 24, 2013.

Arctic Methane Release Due To Climate Change Could Cost Global Economy $60 Trillion, Study Reports

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Photography, Science News

Click Here to Read and View: Arctic Methane Release Due To Climate Change Could Cost Global Economy $60 Trillion, Study Reports By Nina Chestney, Reuters, on the Huffington Post website on July 24, 2013.

Warmer winters in northern latitudes could meanfewer days for outdoor hockey. An online project called RinkWatch aims to collect data on the condition of outdoor winter ice rinks in Canada and the northern U.S. and educate people on the impacts of climate change.

10 theories that explain why we dream

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Science News

Click Here to Read: 10 theories that explain why we dream on io9.com website.

World’s Largest Functional Brain Model Built Using MapleSim

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Science News

Click Here to Read: World’s Largest Functional Brain Model Built Using MapleSim by Tina George on the MCADCafe website.

New theory makes vision transparent

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Science News

Click Here to Read: New theory makes vision transparent on the Medical Express website on July 24, 2013.

Mouseunculus: How The Brain Draws A Little You

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Science News

Click Here to Read: Mouseunculus: How The Brain Draws A Little You by Carl Zimmer on the National Geographic website on July 24, 2013,

The shape of a mouse’s body as represented in its brain. The pink and brown blobs are its whiskers. Image from Zembrzycki et al. Nature Neuroscience, August 2013, doi:10.1038/nn.3454

New Autism Treatment And Screening May Focus On Natural Behaviors, Instead Of Teaching New Ones

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 25, 2013 Audio/Video, General News

Click Here to View: New Autism Treatment And Screening May Focus On Natural Behaviors, Instead Of Teaching New Ones: In a new autism treatment method, autistic individuals are encouraged to adjust to their surroundings instead of being forced to learn new behaviors altogether by Anoopa Singh on the Medical Daily website on July 24, 2013.

(Photo : Autism | Flicker) In a new autism treatment method, autistic individuals are encouraged to adjust to their surroundings instead of being forced to learn new behaviors altogether.