MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'daniel'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174665&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F29%2Fbeliefs-about-memory-interview-with-dan-simons%2F In a recent survey of the U.S. population, researchers Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris assessed common beliefs about memory.  They found that common beliefs are often incongruent with scientific findings.  Recently I had an opportunity to ask Simons about some of the implications of the survey. What motivated this survey on understanding memory? Our goal in conducting the study was to supplement the research we had done for our book, The Invisible Gorilla. The book focuses on everyday illusions, cases in which people’s intuitive beliefs about how the mind works are faulty. In writing the book, we realized that nobody had ever conducted a national survey to measure how pervasive those beliefs are. Our PLoS One paper reports the results from a subset of the items in the survey,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174665 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:53:28 +0100 5174665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140183&cid=t_109912_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fpenns-genetically-modified-t-cells-create-antitumor-effect-in-mice-with-folate-positive-ovarian-cancer-clinical-trial-pending%2F In a recent issue of Cancer Research, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania showed for the first time that engineered human T cells can eradicate deadly human ovarian cancer in immune-deficient mice. A clinical trial involving the modified T cells is expected to be announced within the next few months. In a recent issue of Cancer Research, Daniel [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140183 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:50:23 +0100 5140183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984687&cid=t_109912_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F8Pxx2sLGKGM%2F After months of controversy, an FDA advisory panel yesterday voted unanimously to uphold an earlier agency decision to yank the breast cancer indication for Avastin, a widely used sold by Roche and its Genentech unit (see this). The run-up to the two-day meeting was highly contentious as the drugmaker accused the FDA panel of bias, there were behind-the-scenes debates over potential conflicts of interest among expert speakers, and patients and their families organized protests - online and in person. Clearly, more was at stake than the fate of a best-selling med, which remains available for treating other cancers. The hearing was also a referendum of sorts on the veracity of the FDA accelerated approval program and, by extension, the agency itself. We asked Daniel Carpenter, the Allie S. F... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984687 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:45:07 +0100 4984687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975864&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcancer-patient-threatened-with-legal-action-because-he-blogged-about-bad-hospital-experience%2F2011.06.28 I’ve recently come across a really controversial story about a cancer patient who blogged and complained about his hospital treatment and has been threatened with legal action by an NHS trust. Daniel Sencier was worried about delays at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary and had surgery at another hospital. He complained to North Cumbria University Hospital Trust and it came up with an action plan to improve care. But Mr Sencier, 59, of Penrith, then received a letter threatening legal action. The trust declined to comment. Mr Sencier, a photography student, had expected an apology but then received a letter saying the trust would consider legal action if his blog contained “unsubstantiated criticism”. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better H... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975864 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:00:10 +0100 4975864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921521&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F09%2Fhow-our-intuitions-deceive-us-part-2-interview-with-daniel-simons%2F In part one of this interview, we began exploring the limits of human perception with Daniel Simons, a Psychology professor and co-winner of an Ig Noble prize.  This conversation is part two of that discussion. Assuming you can name only one, what is one of the most popular myths associated with attention? How about one for memory? We assume that we will automatically notice anything that appears before our eyes, regardless of what else we’re doing.  But, in reality, we’re only aware of a tiny subset of the world around us, and our awareness depends critically on the focus of our attention. Without focusing our attention, we can look without seeing.  We tend to miss unexpected objects and events because they do not attract our attention. And, without our attention, we don&#8... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921521 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:15:05 +0100 4921521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911572&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F07%2Fhow-our-intuitions-deceive-us-an-interview-with-daniel-simons%2F In 2004 Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris received the Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology, awarded for “achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think,” for the experiment that was the inspiration for their popular book, The Invisible Gorilla, and website. Daniel Simons is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois. His research focuses on the limits of human perception, memory, and awareness, and he is best known for his research showing that people are far less aware of their visual surroundings than they think. We recently sat down with Simons to talk about his current work. In celebration of the June 7th release of the paperback edition of The Invisible Gorilla you guys are starting a charity campaign. Ple... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911572 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:16:55 +0100 4911572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902522&cid=t_109912_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fmeaningful-delivery The objective of meaningful use is to improve patient outcomes, which requires much more than a certified IT system. To truly achieve meaningful use, operations need to be in place to deliver meaningful care. I would submit that workflow, dataflow, operations and processes need to come to the forefront during the preparation for meaningful use. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902522 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:14:58 +0100 4902522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841367&cid=t_109912_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fmemorial-plastic-surgeon-dr-martha-bobby-macguffie-planned%2F Former colleagues lead by Dr. Daniel Spitzer are planning an upcoming memorial service at Nyack Hospital to honor the life and work of pioneering plastic surgeon Dr. Martha “Bobby” MacGuffie. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841367 Thu, 19 May 2011 01:45:03 +0100 4841367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794994&cid=t_109912_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fas8EHZ4IUBM%2F Filming of the new James Bond film isn’t even underway yet, but its product placement sponsorship deals have already been secured for a whopping $45 million. That far surpasses the record held by Minority Report, where Steven Spielberg secured funding from Lexus, Bulgari, and American Express for $2o million. Oh Mr. Bond, how could you become such an Absolut sell-out? It was only last week that Morgan Spurlock warned me about the brainwashing effect of movies like this — but it’s Bond! So should I stay away, or should I go watch Daniel Craig and Co. when the movie finally comes out? Spurlock, whose new film POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold was financed entirely by product placement (to make a point, not money), said he hoped to open dialog amongst movie-goe... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794994 Fri, 06 May 2011 14:12:31 +0100 4794994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159038&cid=t_109912_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D4239%26utm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Da-thoroughly-dangerous-charity-yestolife-promotes-nonsense-cancer-treatments Conclusion The information supplied by YesToLife is more likely to kill you than to cure you. The next time you see somebody collecting for a "cancer charity" be very careful before you give them money. Follow-up (Source: DC's goodscience) DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159038 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:42:45 +0100 5159038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642535&cid=t_109912_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fst-jude-medical-device-executive-arrested-airport%2F Daniel J. Starks, President of the St. Jude Medical Device company, was arrested at the New Dehli airport after he was found to be carrying live ammunition. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642535 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:02:04 +0100 4642535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549873&cid=t_109912_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fyo0UPIjhcNY%2F Many see emoticons as a lower form of communication, best reserved for teens, geeks, and those lacking in knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. But emotional intelligence expert Daniel Goleman (who, by the way, is over forty and Harvard-educated, for anyone who cares) says emoticons could make us happier by improving email communication, which so often creates confusion. According to Goleman, author of Social Intelligence, emails are perceived as negative by default, unless they’re marked with emotional cues like exclamation marks and emoticons. (So even if the content of an email is neutral, it will likely be read as negative.) So even if they seem a little silly or immature, adding emoticons can improve correspondence by counterbalancing our predisposition towards reading emails neg... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549873 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:07:39 +0100 4549873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522144&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F25%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-february-25-2011%2F This article looks at different types of narcissism (even healthy ones) and provides information that may make you rethink the way you perceive narcissists. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522144 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:18:48 +0100 4522144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501551&cid=t_109912_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fplastic-surgeon-dr-daniel-ronel-killed-car-crash%2F Well-known New Mexico plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Ronel was killed in a one car crash in Sandoval County, New Mexico while driving north on I-25. The cause is under investigation. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501551 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:18:09 +0100 4501551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495432&cid=t_109912_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FhzVMM9bdJ8U%2F A handful of Senate Democrats have revived a bill that would restrict brand-name drugmakers from being able to market an authorized generic during the 180-day exclusivity period that follows the first successful challenge to a patent by a generic rival. Known as the Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act, the bill was first introduced by US Senator Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, in 2007. Authorized generics, as you know, may be sold by brand-name drugmakers after a patent expires, although marketed differently. However, a 2009 report by the US Federal Trade Commission found that consumers are harmed by deals between brand-name and generic drugmakers in which a generic entry is delayed. The FTC noted that the arrival of an authorized generic during that 180-day exclusivity perio... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495432 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:10:06 +0100 4495432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349659&cid=t_109912_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F14%2Fcaris-life-sciences-launches-molecular-profiling-service-for-ovarian-cancer-patients%2F Caris Life Sciences announces the launch of a new molecular profiling service for ovarian cancer patients Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (Caris), a leading biosciences company focused on enabling precise and personalized healthcare through the highest quality anatomic pathology, molecular profiling, and blood-based diagnostic services, announced the launch of a new, Caris Target Now™ molecular profile [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349659 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:11:53 +0100 4349659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343112&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9tQhjWMDZi0%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Post-Tucson will campaign trail rhetoric change in any discernible way? Should it change? What phrases or words should be considered out of bounds? Or is that approach a way of silencing legitimate criticism of political candidates? My response: Post-Tucson campaign trail rhetoric won’t change because, as Charles Krauthammer put it brilliantly in yesterday’s Washington Post, fighting and warfare are routine political metaphors for obvious reasons: “Historically speaking, all democratic politics is a sublimation of the ancient route to power — military conquest. That’s why the language persists,” why we speak of “battleground states” or “targeting” opponents. That doesn’t mean that no charge is “out of bounds.” It�... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343112 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:42:55 +0100 4343112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309820&cid=t_109912_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F04%2Flab-on-a-chip-veridex-mgh-collaborate-on-next-generation-circulating-tumor-cell-test%2F Veridex, LLC announces a collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital to develop and commercialize a next-generation circulating tumor cell technology for capturing, counting and characterizing tumor cells found in patients’ blood. Yesterday, Veridex, LLC (Veridex) announced a collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to develop and commercialize a next-generation circulating tumor cell (CTC) technology for capturing, counting and characterizing tumor [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309820 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:52:21 +0100 4309820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4287415&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpainkiller-safety%2F2010.12.24 Perhaps as many as one in every five American adults will get a prescription for a painkiller this year, and many more will buy over-the-counter medicines without a prescription. These drugs can do wonders — getting rid of pain can seem like a miracle — but sometimes there’s a high price to be paid. Remember the heavily marketed COX-2 inhibitors? Rofecoxib, sold as Vioxx, and valdecoxib, sold as Bextra, were taken off the market in 2004 and 2005, respectively, after studies linked them to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like aspirin, ibuprofen (sold as Advil and Motrin), and naproxen (sold as Aleve) seem like safe bets. But taken over long periods, they have potentially dangerous gastrointestinal side effect... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4287415 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:00:34 +0100 4287415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281297&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FhdGZ5_8GRG0%2F By Malou InnocentIn front of the White House last Thursday, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg, were among the 131 people arrested while protesting America’s involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Hedges, a veteran war correspondent, recalls what he was thinking just moments before being arrested: I was transported in that short walk to places I do not like to go. Strange and vivid flashes swept over me—the young soldier in El Salvador who had been shot through the back of the head and was, as I crouched next to him, slowly curling up in a fetal position to die; the mutilated corpses of Kosovar Albanians in the back of a flatbed truck; the screams of a woman, her entrails spilling out of her gaping wounds, on the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281297 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:32:40 +0100 4281297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233160&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FSyBUHJBF-AM%2F By Jason KuznickiThis month at Cato Unbound, Daniel Klein touches on a topic I’ve long found fascinating — Where do property rights come from? Although he doesn’t answer directly, he does challenge one popular modern idea, namely that property rights are merely grants of permission by the state, which retains a residual ownership. This idea, which Klein terms “overlordship,” I find disturbingly popular among my left-of-center friends. While the state is certainly tasked with enforcing the claims commonly called property rights, I have a hard time agreeing that the claims themselves — as opposed to their enforcement — are produced only, or primarily, by the state. Consider three objections. First, there have been plenty of societies where the state ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233160 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:47:20 +0100 4233160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207253&cid=t_109912_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fmedical-imposter-works-north-carolina-hospital-weeks-detected%2F Daniel Ray Stewart posed as a medical resident at Cape Fear Valley Hospital shadowing doctors and nurses in the emergency room for two weeks before someone noticed that he was not wearing a hospital-issued identity badge. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207253 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:26:14 +0100 4207253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200632&cid=t_109912_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F5mmtPdWD4bg%2F If you’ve spent any time on YouTube over the last few years (and you know you have), you’ve likely seen the video of the invisible gorilla experiment (if you’ve somehow missed it, catch yourself up here). The researchers who conducted that study, Dan Simons and Chris Chabris, didn’t realize that they were about to create an instant classic—a psychology study mentioned alongside the greats, and known well outside the slim confines of psych wonks. Milgram taught us about our sheepish obedience to authority; Mischel used marshmallows to teach us about delayed gratification; and Simons and Chabris used a faux gorilla to teach us that we are not the masters of attention we think we are. The duo’s new book, The Invisible Gorilla, and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, is every... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200632 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:13:26 +0100 4200632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4186940&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F20%2Fvideo-dan-dennett-%25e2%2580%259cfree-will-responsibility-and-the-brain%25e2%2580%259d-the-project-on-law-and-mind-sciences%2F For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Dan Dennett at Harvard Law on ‘Free Will, Responsibility, and the Brain’,” “Interview with Professor Joshua Greene,” “Daniel Dennett on the Situation of our Brain,” “Dan Dennett on our Interior Situation,” “Bargh and Baumeister and the Free Will Debate,” “Bargh and Baumeister and the Free Will Debate – Part II,” “The Death of Free Will and the Rise of Cheating,” “Clarence Darrow on the Situation of Crime and Criminals,” “Person X Situation X System Dynamics,” “Situation” Trumps “Disposition” – Part I & Part II,” “The (Unconscious) Situation of our Consciousness – Part I, Part II, Part III, & Part IV” and “Coalition of the Will-less.” (Source: The ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4186940 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 04:01:59 +0100 4186940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119717&cid=t_109912_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FMG3RQRES24g%2F Will Congress ever pass a bill that limits pay-to-delay deals? The Federal Trade Commission has been trying to convince Congress for months to do so, but opposition is mounting. Five Democratic Senators are objecting to a bill recently passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee because it contains a provision that would restrict these patent settlements (see this). In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the endangered Nevada Democrat, and Appropriations Committee chairman Daniel Inouye, a Democrat from Hawaii, the Democrats say they have “substantive concerns with the content” of the provision and that the decision to include it in the appropriations bill “contradicts both the spirit and the letter of the Senate rules” (see the letter). Why bother to ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119717 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:34:10 +0100 4119717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031307&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F04%2Fproof-positive-cant-buy-me-love-but-what-about-happiness%2F “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” – Will Smith “What’s a soup kitchen?” – Paris Hilton Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and author of the best-selling Stumbling on Happiness, gave the keynote address at the American Psychological Association convention earlier this year. He challenged the three things he said his mother told him would make him happy: marriage, money and children. I’ve discussed the first one in talking about how, or if, relationships can make us happy. But now it is time to ask to ask the $64,000 question. Which, as it turns out, is the $75,000 question. I’ll explain… Can money make you happy? Is it true that th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031307 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:29:32 +0100 4031307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022897&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FU4nsCYuUeh8%2F By Caleb O. BrownIn case you missed Daniel Hannan’s speech at the forum for his new book, The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to Americans, you can watch his full remarks right here: We spoke just before the forum about the book in a Cato Daily Podcast out today (iTunes/RSS): The New Road to Serfdom is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022897 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:39:06 +0100 4022897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018224&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F30%2Fdan-dennett-at-harvard-law-on-free-will-responsibility-and-the-brain%2F From The Crimson: Tufts University professor Daniel C. Dennett discussed the ways in which neuroscience may impact human understanding of moral and legal responsibility to an overflowing audience in Pound Hall at Harvard Law School yesterday. The event, titled “Free Will, Responsibility, and the Brain,” was sponsored by the Law School’s Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences (SALMS), and began with a Dilbert comic strip depicting free will as an ambiguous concept. “It does justice to our common sense thinking about free will,” he said of the comic strip. Dennett, who co-directs the Tufts University Center for Cognitive Studies, is best known for his arguments that human consciousness and free will are the result of physical processes in the brain. Early in the talk, Dennet... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018224 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:01:57 +0100 4018224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003301&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F09%2F27%2Fdaniel-dennett-to-speak-at-harvard-law-school%2F On Tuesday, September 28th, the HLS Student Association for Law and Mind Sciences (SALMS) is hosting a talk by Tufts professor Daniel Dennett entitled Free Will, Responsibility, and the Brain. Professor Dennett is the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, as well as the co-director for the school’s Center for Cognitive Studies.  His work examines the intersection of philosophy and cognitive science in relation to religion, biology, science, and the human mind.  Professor Dennett has also contributed greatly to the fields of evolutionary theory and psychology. Professor Dennett will turn a critical eye on the recent influx of work regarding the impact of neuroscience on scholarly concepts of moral and legal responsibility. He will be speaking in Pound 101 f... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003301 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:01:13 +0100 4003301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3994017&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F20854417%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EDDB-Hires-Earworm-Expert.htm Just in case you didn’t have enough goofy ad jingles stuck in your head, ad agency DDB has added an earworm expert to their staff. The Omnicom unit has named Daniel Müllensiefen, a lecturer in psychology, music and computing at Goldsmiths University their “scientist in residence.” Actually, Müllensiefen’s brief goes far beyond earworms, [...] Comments>> Some of the most memorable ads I’ve seen didn’t achieve ... by Roger DooleyYes, it's becoming quite the thing. I've just started dealing ... by Brendon B Clark (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3994017 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:02:51 +0100 3994017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976487&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-Sb79C4_7uY%2F By Michael F. CannonI must be losing my touch. I’ve let nearly two months pass without responding to Ezra Klein’s defense of RomneyCare, ObamaCare, and other centrally planned health care systems.  (For those who want to get up to speed: his original post, my reply, and his response.)  So here goes. Klein notes that he and I had each used flawed measures of RomneyCare’s impact on health insurance premiums in Massachusetts.  Fair enough.  But Klein ignores the study I cited by John Cogan, Glenn Hubbard, and Dan Kessler, which estimates that RomneyCare increased premiums in Massachusetts by 6 percent.  The CHK study has limitations, but it is the best estimate available.  I hope Klein addresses it. Klein’s fallback position is that even if RomneyCare increases p... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976487 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:50:05 +0100 3976487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827292&cid=t_109912_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fwhat-is-medical-testing-why-it-matters.html I just was threatened by Daniel MacArthur over at GenomesUnzipped that he was about to delete my comments.He called it trivial. I think he is missing the tremendously simple point.Why is the FDA mad as hell? Medical Claims.Hell, they even told Mary Carmichael in the interview.Alberto Gutierrez = AG"AG: The concern is with everything.""AG: The law requires us to clear devices or approve devices BEFORE they go into the marketplace when they make medical claims"This to me is crystal clear. Make a medical claim. Get regulated.Which is interesting. Because I would say some of what DTCG did was, infer medical claims without making outright claims- silly games . I happen to think that is a shitty way to sell something. But heck it is a way to create a discussion rather than instant regs....."AG: ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827292 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:45:00 +0100 3827292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786158&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F24%2Fdaniel-carlat-interview-on-nprs-fresh-air%2F Perhaps you missed it, but psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Carlat released his first mainstream book in May criticizing the profession of psychiatry entitled, Unhinged. I’ve read it, enjoyed it, and would recommend it to anyone who wants to get a good understanding of how mainstream psychiatry is practiced throughout the U.S. today. Psychiatrists spend most of their time listening briefly to their patients, checking on how they’re doing on their medications, and send patients on their way, typically after only 10 or 15 minutes every few weeks. Psychotherapy is mostly done by psychologists and other mental health professionals. If you’ve followed the mental health profession for the past decade — and especially with the nonstop disclosures of a number of company’s unet... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786158 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:11:39 +0100 3786158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784224&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F190443%2F Legendary Broadcast and Print Journalist Daniel Schorr Dead at 93: Rest in peace, Mr. Schorr. You and your inimitable voice and style will be missed. Now that was a life well-lived. (via The New York Times) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784224 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:59:22 +0100 3784224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776378&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flife-without-a-mental-disorder-is-it-possible%2F2010.07.21 There’s a noteworthy column in Psychiatric Times, “Normality Is an Endangered Species: Psychiatric Fads and Overdiagnosis,” by Allen Frances, M.D. He was chair of the task force that worked on the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual — DSM-IV — one edition of the “bible of psychiatry.” He is professor emeritus of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine. There’s a lot of common ground between what Dr. Frances writes and what Dr. Daniel Carlat (the subject of an earlier blog posting) writes about. Dr. Frances is concerned about the directions that might be taken in the authoring of DSM-V, now underway. Excerpts: “Fads in psychiatric diagnosis come and go and have been with us as long as there has been psychiatry. The fads meet a d... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776378 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:00:01 +0100 3776378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3776360&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvRJIMF4tsIc%2F This report from the left-wing Commonwealth Fund shows that premiums in Massachusetts are growing faster than anywhere else in the nation.  And the only study that has tried to isolate the effect of RomneyCare finds that it increased premiums for employment-based coverage by 6 percent (see cost-shifting, above). Despite Gov. Mitt Romney’s claims, the Massachusetts reform was not designed to slow the growth of health-care cost growth. It should be obvious by now that RomneyCare wasn’t designed that way.  But it sure was sold that way.  And so was ObamaCare.  Any bets on how long before we hear apologists for both claiming that ObamaCare wasn’t designed to slow cost growth? The PPACA also includes a series of changes that represent the best thinking about how to control... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3776360 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:53:02 +0100 3776360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772219&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwfSyrHkS8Dg%2F By Justin LoganJacob Heilbrunn wrote a piece recently wondering “where have all the serious Republicans gone [on foreign policy]?”  Heilbrunn observes correctly that the loudest Republican voices on national security these days are advancing a variety of zany views, taking as evidence Mitt Romney’s empirically-challenged attack on the new START treaty. In a similar vein, Daniel Larison wonders whether a return to Republican “realism” is even anything to thirst for: In practice, if the GOP “reclaimed its realist roots” I wonder how much would change for the better. Republican realism sounds good by comparison with what we have had for the last decade, but most actual Republican realists, especially those in elected office, did little or nothing to challeng... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772219 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:26:07 +0100 3772219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750043&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBajCOojQbZg%2F By Jason KuznickiPolitical scientist Larry Arnhart heads this month’s Cato Unbound. He argues that libertarians need to integrate biological evolution into their thinking about human cultures and even politics. More provocatively, he claims that the “a Darwinian science of human evolution supports classical liberalism.” This is the case, he argues, even though market competition differ[s] radically from biological competition. Biological competition is a zero-sum game where the survival of one organism is at the expense of others competing for the same scarce resources. But market competition is a positive-sum game where all the participants can gain from voluntary exchanges with one another. In a liberal society of free markets based on voluntary exchanges, success dep... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750043 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:10:48 +0100 3750043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3746986&cid=t_109912_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F-CbIiY0mVwQ%2F This report could change the Avandia game entirely. For one, if Marciniak’s view is widely held at the FDA (or it’s widely shared among its advisory committee), then we no longer have a case in which the clinical trials point one way and the observational evidence points the other way. More important, because Marciniak is a CDER reviewer, we no longer have a case in which the FDA’s ‘trialists’ are entirely at odds with its ‘observationalists.’ In other words, Marciniak’s memo may create doubt among many CDER medical reviewers who favor randomized clinical trials but who may come to doubt GSK’s credibility in running them. That kind of loss of trust can be severely destructive for a company. As far as I can tell, Marciniak’s voice is a new one in this debate, and combine... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3746986 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:09:05 +0100 3746986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710546&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2r8788ebKU8%2F By Julian SanchezA confession: For all my innumerable policy disagreements with Barack Obama, on election night 2008, I found myself cheering with the rest of the throng on U Street. I fully expected to be appalled by much of his agenda — but I had also spent years covering the Bush administration’s relentless arrogation of power to the executive in the name of the War on Terror, its glib invocation of “national security” to squelch the least gesture toward transparency or accountability, its easy contempt for civil liberties and the rule of law. However fitfully, I thought, we could finally hope to see that appalling legacy reversed. And that seemed worth celebrating even if little else about the declared Obama agenda was. As you might guess, I had a lot of disappo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710546 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:28:50 +0100 3710546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3787023&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F15059553%2F1mddxt%2Fneuromarketing%7EWhy-Stories-Sell.htm We know that anecdotes can be a convincing way to sell a product, particularly if the story is told by someone we trust. (See Your Brain on Stories.) Evolutionary psychology may offer a reason. Human brains evolved when we had just two ways to learn about dangers and rewards in their environment: [...] CommentsContinuing upon what Victor wrote … Facts tell, stories sell ... by Rob ShermanI just think we are connected in a spiritual sense to something ... by Marc MillanPlus 8 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3787023 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:13:55 +0100 3787023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690781&cid=t_109912_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fdr-jonathon-daniel-boston-med%2F Thoracic surgeon Dr. Jonathon Daniel to appear on the next episode of Boston Med, a reality television program about life in three Boston Hospitals. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690781 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:50:59 +0100 3690781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780414&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F14952966%2F1m1bmo%2Fneuromarketing%7EConfidence-Beats-Competence.htm What are the ideal characteristics for a person in a sales position? Great people skills? Strong product knowledge? Add confidence to the list. Continuing a discussion started in Convince With Confidence, there’s more evidence that the average person finds a confident demeanor persuasive, even when the confidence may mask a lower level of competence. Doctors [...] CommentsWell, I have a different take on it. Having people confidently ... by jamGood post ROger, thanks. I would also add resilience. It's an ... by Brendon ClarkPlus 2 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780414 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:38:00 +0100 3780414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772291&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F14909340%2F1lsbjl%2Fneuromarketing%7EThe-Invisible-Gorilla.htm Review: The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons Before reading farther, watch this video if you haven’t already seen it:The Invisible Gorilla provides an interesting counterpoint to Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink. While Gladwell sought to show that our minds can perform remarkable feats of judgment, often without [...] (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772291 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:54:57 +0100 3772291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641042&cid=t_109912_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fauthentic-values-and-real-interests.html These are very brief notes from a talk I attended at the Osler Center Day this past Friday.Sulmasy presented what he calls the traditional tripartite view of EOL decision making, each part of which suffers from significant defects. The top of the pyramid, the optimum, is customarily held to be the living will (LW). However, living wills are both too vague ("no heroic measures") and too specific ("CPR but no counterpulsation"), involve interpretation of texts, and aren't done by most people anyway (current living-will rates are about 15%, per Sulmasy).The next best choice is held to be substituted judgment (SJ). Sulmasy pointed out that SJ (a) places significant psychological pressure on families, with attendant sequelae; (b) is difficult to instruct family members in, because its meaning i... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641042 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:15:00 +0100 3641042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635678&cid=t_109912_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fpsychiatrists-drs-daniel-carlat-mark-townsend-discuss-psychiatric-effects-bp-oil-spill%2F Psychiatrists Dr. Daniel Carlat and Louisiana State University’s Dr. Mark Townsend discuss the psychiatric and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ramifications of the BP oil spill on Louisiana and other Gulf Coast residents. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635678 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:31:10 +0100 3635678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603705&cid=t_109912_122_f&fid=35373&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmerzenich.positscience.com%2F%3Fp%3D251 I had the great pleasure of attending a symposium held in the College of Education at my alma mater, the University of Portland, focused on this interesting subject, and the implications that it bears for effective learning and teaching. My co-participants were distinguished professors in linguistics and education science (Ellyn Arwood and Richard Christen), and [...] (Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D.) On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603705 Wed, 26 May 2010 20:27:55 +0100 3603705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599770&cid=t_109912_167_f&fid=38576&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drbriffa.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F05%2F26%2Fpsychiatrist-blows-the-lid-on-the-psychiatric-profession%2F While I am fan of certain aspects of orthodox medicine, I think overall it’s less effective and more hazardous than we generally imagine. As I wrote recently here, there is some thought that less medicine can result in improved outcomes. There is certainly some evidence that less can be more, where conventional medical care is [...] (Source: Dr John Biffa's Blog) Dr John Biffa's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599770 Wed, 26 May 2010 16:25:39 +0100 3599770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3563972&cid=t_109912_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D3050 This study, of almost 500,000 people in ten European countries, found barely any relationship between intake of fruit and vegetables and cancer risk. This may be disappointing, but it can only harm patients to ignore the evidence when, as in this case, it exists. There are plenty of reasons to eat well, but apparently avoiding cancer is not one of them. It seems to be a bit more complicated than that. Dr Daniel says "IM in the UK is still clouded by complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) detractors owing to an important misunderstanding: IM is not CAM.".  I beg to differ. The content of the course is about alternative as you can get. It included teachers who have advocated the Q-link pendant to "protect" you from evil radio waves. It is not long since Ben Gol... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3563972 Thu, 13 May 2010 20:49:38 +0100 3563972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552221&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fkqg5vu_wP1k%2F By Neal McCluskeyGreat stuff on Forbes.com today by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity’s Daniel Bennett. Bennett examines the income-based student-loan repayment provisions attached to the health-care reconciliation law, and itemizes how much of their monthly repayment bill borrowers in most federal loan programs will be able to skip out on, leaving taxpayers holding the bag. Check out Bennett’s entire, handy chart in the article to see the savings for numerous levels of debt and income, and I’ll just highlight the savings for borrowers with $25,000 in debt – slightly more than the average for those graduates who have any debt. Basically, any single person at that debt level making below a little more than $60,000 a year would see savi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552221 Tue, 11 May 2010 15:24:29 +0100 3552221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549287&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZmuerkudeZY%2F By Steve H. HankeReportage in today’s New York Times (“Consensus For Limits to Secrecy At the Fed” by Sewell Chan) indicates that more auditing of the Fed is probably in the cards. Prof. Milton Friedman and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan would have most certainly agreed with the thrust of the Senate (S. 604) and House (H.R. 1207) bills sponsored by Senator Bernard Sanders and Representative Ron Paul, respectively.  These bills would partially lift the shroud of secrecy draped over the Fed. Prof. Milton Friedman weighed in on central bank independence in a 1962 essay, “Should There Be an Independent Monetary Authority?”  Prof. Friedman’s conclusion: “The case against a fully independent central bank is strong indeed.”  As for letting in so... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549287 Mon, 10 May 2010 16:19:17 +0100 3549287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499136&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F23%2Fdan-kahneman-on-the-situation-of-experience-and-memory%2F From TedTalks: “Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our “experiencing selves” and our “remembering selves” perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy — and our own self-awareness.” * * * * * * To sample some related Situationist posts, see “The Situation of Becoming Happier,” “Dan Kahneman on the Situation of Well-Being,” “Dan Kahneman on the Situation of Intuition,” and “Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology.” For a sample of other Situationist posts related to Kahneman’s work, see “Dan Kahneman’s Situation,” “The Situation of Financial Risk-Taking,” �... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499136 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:03:00 +0100 3499136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463583&cid=t_109912_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1zKnBc3aJqQ%2F By David BoazBoth the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have just run major stories on presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s difficulties in getting people to understand the difference between his Massachusetts universal-health-care plan, which featured an individual mandate, subsidies, and forbidding insurance companies to deny coverage for preexisting conditions, and the Obama-Reid-Pelosi plan, which features an individual mandate, subsidies, and forbidding insurance companies to deny coverage for preexisting conditions. President Obama is putting Romney on the spot by telling Matt Lauer that his bill is similar to Romney’s. Daniel Gross of Newsweek recommends that Obama hire Romney — someone who has management experience, no current job, and “relevant e... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463583 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:17:01 +0100 3463583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429197&cid=t_109912_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D2881 Conclusions I’ll confess to feeling almost a little guilty for having appeared to persecute the particular individuals involved in thie episode. But patients are involved and so is the law, and both of these are more important than individuals,  The only unfair aspect is that, while it seems that even the Prince of Wales’ Foundation for Integrated Health has rejected Daniel and Atkinson, that Foundation embraces plenty of people who are just as deluded, and potentially dangerous, as those two.  The answer to that problem is for the Prince to stop endorsing treatments that don’t work. As for the University of Buckingham. Well, despite the right wing maverick Kealey and the ‘anti-evidence’ Miles, I really think they’ve done the right thing. They’ve li... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429197 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:37:46 +0100 3429197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411133&cid=t_109912_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F26%2Fwelcoming-dr-daniel-tomasulo-to-ask-the-therapist%2F I’m please to introduce our first male therapist — Dr. Daniel J. Tomasulo — to join our Ask the Therapist team, a feature we’ve been running for the past 5 years here on Psych Central. Daniel J. Tomasulo, Ph.D., TEP, MFA is a psychologist, psychodrama trainer and writer on faculty at New Jersey City University and formerly a visiting faculty member on fellowship at Princeton University. He has been in private practice for more than 25 years and works with individuals, couples, and groups, specializing in the use of psychodrama. He developed The HealingCrowd.com, a research and training site devoted to the use of action methods in group psychotherapy. His memoir, Confessions of a Former Child: A Therapist’s Memoir, is his most recent book (Graywolf Press) and chr... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411133 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:24:37 +0100 3411133