From Mouse to Man

Education

What Are Learning Styles?

Phil Newton on April 20, 2015

What are learning styles? Should educators be using them? Do they work? Do they even exist? Do they matter?

Education

Is educational research finally having an Impact?

Phil Newton on June 12, 2011

ADHD

New study claims it is easy to 'fake' ADHD

Phil Newton on July 3, 2010

A study claims that established methods for diagnosing ADHD are unrelable and that it is 'easy' to 'fake' a diagnosis. What are the implications for this?

Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury leads to problems with emotional processing

Phil Newton on January 3, 2010

Alcoholism

Youtube helps identify a new tool in the evaluation of brain injury

Phil Newton on August 28, 2009

Dopamine

What Is Dopamine?

Phil Newton on April 26, 2009

The neurotransmitter's role in the brain and behavior.

Alcoholism

To clarify; alcoholics and liver transplants

Phil Newton on February 18, 2009

Addiction

Do Alcoholics Deserve Liver Transplants?

Phil Newton on February 15, 2009

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The Anatomy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Phil Newton on January 29, 2009

Alcoholism

Potential Treatments for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

Phil Newton on January 12, 2009

Genetics

Addiction IS a treatable disease

Phil Newton on January 8, 2009

Teamwork

Bad Science

Phil Newton on December 31, 2008

Learn how to spot bad science, how to tease out the truth from the hyperbole, and where to go for good science.