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 'imagination'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828987&cid=t_105294_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F14%2F8-reasons-why-twitter-can-make-you-happy%2F I’m a huge fan of Twitter, and I’ve tried to persuade several people to give it a try. (My greatest triumph: convincing my sister to use it. Seeing my sister in my Twitter feed — that makes me very happy.) We’ve all seen how Twitter can play an unprecedented role in world events and in news communication. But on a very personal, routine level, there are several (other) ways in which Twitter can boost your happiness. After all, is it just a coincidence that a blue bird is both the symbol for happiness and the symbol for Twitter? Probably yes, I know, but still, it’s a happy coincidence. 1. Twitter allows you to pursue your passion — even if only in your imagination. A key to a happier life is to have fun – people who regularly have fun are twenty times ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828987 Sat, 14 May 2011 16:30:58 +0100 4828987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684797&cid=t_105294_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FzeTdD8K1bhQ%2F Flying is an amazing feeling. I’m not being figurative or clever here. I’m talking about legitimate soaring through the air, without the aid of wings or jet engines. You may think what I’m saying is impossible. How can people fly? Okay, I’m going to level with you – they can’t. At least not normally. Yet I flew above a beautiful lake just the other night. How did I do it? The answer is simple. Lucid dreaming. What is Lucid Dreaming? Lucid dreaming is simply realizing you’re dreaming within a dream. It is at this point that you gain control over what’s going on around you. This sometimes happens by accident if you’re lucky, but most of the time you have to learn one or more techniques to raise your awareness. However, once you finally gain lucidity, you’re in for a real ... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684797 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:48:07 +0100 4684797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575098&cid=t_105294_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F11%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-11-2011%2F I have a confession to make. Last year, I did something crazy and unlike me. I participated in a comedy show called Penn & Teller’s Bullshit on Showtime. For someone as introverted as I am, it was one of the most scariest and embarrassing things I ever did. It’s not something I am especially excited to share. But I’m doing so for a reason. The subject of the show was affirmations. It questioned whether there was anything really beneficial to it or just another laughable practice best turned into a parody on Saturday Night Live. You know like Stuart Smalley’s, “Daily Affirmations?” Surprisingly, it’s not all, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it people like me.” There are actually real benefits to affirmatio... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575098 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:37:29 +0100 4575098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4266010&cid=t_105294_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FVkNa-hrGnro%2F Discussions (Members-only links below. To Learn More and Join SharpBrains Council, click Here) Now let’s take a look at some of the conversations going on with the SharpBrains Council for Brain Fitness Innovation, which will hep shape the agenda of the 2011 SharpBrains Summit to ensure maximum relevance and value. News A national brain strategy for Canada? AAN position statement on concussions and brain injuries Novavision Assets acquired by Vycor Medical Partnership between Memory Training Centers of America and CRL Senior Living Ultrasis to cut back in UK and expand in US Analysis How to Engage Insurers and Employers (Part 1 of 2) Online trending from cognitive/ brain keywords and what can be learned from consumer behavior The causal relationship between boxing and brain inj... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4266010 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:54:36 +0100 4266010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179452&cid=t_105294_133_f&fid=39137&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advanceweb.com%2Fblogs%2Fot_9%2Farchive%2F2010%2F11%2F17%2Fthere-is-no-life-i-know-to-compare-with-pure-imagination.aspx Occasionally, I am absolutely floored by A.'s developing sense of self-awareness. A. has had a really good day today. Actually, she's had a really good week. As we climb higher and higher on this leg of the roller-coaster, I keep bracing for the inevitable...(read more) (Source: From Inside the Puzzle: Raising a Child with Autism) From Inside the Puzzle: Raising a Child with Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179452 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:23:00 +0100 4179452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902947&cid=t_105294_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F25%2Fproof-positive-generosity-as-a-business-model%2F Good works are links that form a chain of love. — Mother Teresa My nickname is eleven-fifty-nine. That is the time I show up at the bank on Saturdays. They close at noon. I know the tellers. They laugh each week when I come in. I laugh too. I always promise I will try to get there earlier next week. I never do.   Life just gets in the way. I went to the bank this past Friday. It is my writing day, and I was writing what you are now reading. I got there about 10 a.m. The tellers laughed, checked their imaginary or real watches and wondered out loud what day it was. I told them not to expect this from me again. As I filled out the deposit slip, an unkempt, scraggly man carrying a satchel got in line. I noticed the tellers paying attention to him and his sack. My anti-terrorism parano... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902947 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:39:58 +0100 3902947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865306&cid=t_105294_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F13%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-13-2010%2F Happy Friday the 13th! Anything spooky going on where you are? I know at least some of you are at the American Psychological Association’s 118th convention in San Diego (I’m not sure how spooky that is.). While you’re there, you might as well be a sponge and absorb everything you can. Oh and do me a favor will you? Since I didn’t go, could you report everything you’ve learned back here? I actually remember going to my first and only APA convention. It was six years ago in Honolulu, Hawaii and I was in my first year of graduate studies. Being young and green, I was an eager beaver, wanting to learn everything I could about my field. I was also poor as heck and yet, my life seemed much more carefree back then. I studied full-time and worked part of the time as a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865306 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:39:54 +0100 3865306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556168&cid=t_105294_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F11091129%2F1dluoh%2Fneuromarketing%7EFight-Impulse-Imagine-the-Future.htm Many of the decisions we make are guided by some kind of reward. Do I go through the McDonalds drive-thru window and get a burger and fries that will light my brain up like a Christmas tree, or do I delay eating until my planned meal-time and consume something healthy? Do I put [...] Commentsgreat point about competition, roger — understanding what ... by denise lee yohnBeing able to vividly imagine the future is one the few things ... by Yuki ChowRoger, As a marketer, this is a great technique used to ... by Fox (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556168 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:20:28 +0100 3556168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307100&cid=t_105294_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F5zM96sc22pU%2F Ten Roadblocks to Creative Success To stay competitive in the work world today, you must use your imagination and creativity. These innate gifts have the potential to give us an edge in business and life, yet we are often blocked and fail to accomplish the projects we intend to finish. People in recovery from alcoholism, addiction and codependency also need to use imagination and creativity. But, perhaps, in a different manner than they did while drinking or drugging. Or, perhaps, using these life skills for the first time they get confused and disheartened. Creativity is one of the most essential human talents. You have all the creativity you need to accomplish your goals. Your creative ideas provide you with tools for meeting challenges and coping with adversity. By definition, creativit... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307100 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:40:00 +0100 3307100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964598&cid=t_105294_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2FBQ-_S2aYqZQ%2F Conclusion Well, what do you think? Have you made a decision? We’ve moved through each of the different attributes: needs, preferences, values and emotions. Did you find the articles interesting? Did you learn anything new? Was this a successful edition of Encephalon? I really enjoyed reading through each of the articles and learned quite a lot. My thanks to everyone that contributed articles — it’s been great hosting this edition of Encephalon. Be sure to take a moment and let your fellow bloggers know this issue is available so that everyone’s hard work can be appreciated and enjoyed by all. You can find both the hosting schedule and past editions at the Encephalon Archives & Calendar. The next edition of Encephalon will be at Ionian Enchantment on November 24th.... Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964598 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:20:10 +0100 1964598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955845&cid=t_105294_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F449788110%2F Discussion Highlights. Below go some of my own still-jetlagged reflections. The financial crisis has made obvious the obvious: that we live in a truly new and global world. And that business as usual will lead to global disaster - we need new approaches to collectively adapt to and thrive in this new environment. The answer is not to go back to any old paradigm, which simply will not work in a new reality, but to imagine and build a better new way of doing things. Some of the attendants urged us to “reboot” the system. I don’t think that a "reboot" is enough - we need to upgrade to a new operating system. We can call it Planet Earth 2.0.Based on the group discussion we had on Sunday morning, let me propose some of the architectural principles that should underlie any emergi... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955845 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:07:19 +0100 1955845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1788963&cid=t_105294_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FT5XeS2TO8Ow%2F My three-year-old and I recently spent an entire morning playing the “midwife” game. This involves variations of going for a check up (she calls it a “check out”), having the baby (laundry basket as birth tub, naked child, teddy bear as newborn) and getting married. She insists on getting married before having the baby, but I’m pretty sure the baby was conceived out of wedlock. Share This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788963 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:28:54 +0100 1788963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603104&cid=t_105294_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fflash-from-past-i-must-be-slightly-off.html "I must be slightly off my head. I get caught up in all the extraordinary adventures of my heroes. I regret only one thing, not being able to accompany them pedibus cum jambis (on foot)." Although our flash from the past wrote the above quote while he was a 20-something young author of adventure books, while he was just 11 years old, he ran away from home to work on a merchant ship as a cabin boy. Alerted to the scheme by a neighbor, his father had him removed from the ship before he had sailed far, and the flash-from-the-past was "given a good talking to, thrashed, and reduced to bread and water..." He would later vow, "Henceforth I will travel only in dream."Who was he? None other than Jules Verne. Biographers have said that Jules was running away more from boarding school than his famil... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603104 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:43:00 +0100 1603104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577355&cid=t_105294_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F327226373%2F A new study published in Current Biology suggests that what we “see” internally—in the mind’s eye—can directly influence our visual perception. From yesterday’s Science Daily: It is well known that a powerful perceptual experience can change the way a person sees things later. Just think of what can happen if you discover an unwanted pest in your kitchen, such as a mouse. Suddenly you see mice in every dust ball and dark corner—or think you do. Is it possible that imagining something, just once, might also change how you perceive things? “You might think you need to imagine something 10 times or 100 times before it has an impact,” says Frank Tong, associate professor of psychology and co-author of the study. “Our results show that ev... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577355 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:43:02 +0100 1577355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1148202&cid=t_105294_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fvivid-memory-of-past-linked-to.html Washington University scientists have found that the patterns of brain activation seen in vivid recollections of the past are very closely linked to prompted imaginations of the future. The full length paper is available at the link below. Study subjects had more vivid future projections if the prompts relied on contexts or environments that they were familiar with, and the the activation of brain areas association with autobiographical or personally-experienced memory back this up.A number of implications come to mind. When a child has trouble imagining themselves in future events or circumstances, is it simply a lack of planning, or could a weakness in their personal memory make it hard for them to visualize what this situation would be like. And on the other end of the continuum, is tha... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1148202 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:01:00 +0100 1148202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500880&cid=t_105294_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fremembering-past-may-influence-how-we.html Our autobiographical (or episodic) memory is sometimes to referred to as "constructive" rather than "reproductive," because it's prone to errors and illusions so that we aren't remembering really what we experienced, but rather what we synthesized, based on what happened to us. Here researchers found that a very similar brain network reconstructing the past is activated when test subjects were asked to visualize the future. This may explain why some hippocampal amnesiacs have trouble imagining the future. It may also explain why severely depressed individuals problems accurately recalling the past and being able to specifically imagine events that could happen to them in a future (a particularly dangerous situation in the case of individuals with suicidal thoughts).A study such as this rem... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500880 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:04:00 +0100 500880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487407&cid=t_105294_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fvivid-imaginations.html People who say they have vivid personal imagery, really can fire up their visual cortices when they imagine. In an interesting study from Texas, researchers showed that people who said they could make vivid images really could activate their early visual brain centers better those who said they couldn't. This matches with our informal surveys of children and adults who tell us that they have vivid images ("I don't go to movies because the pictures in my head are better than what I see on the screen") or don't ("I don't know what people mean when they tell me to make a picture in my head"). The study also adds an fascinating tidbit about individual differences in visual imagery and common cognitive tests like the Stroop. The Stroop is often used as an index of attentional dysfunction. It's ... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487407 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:08:00 +0100 487407