readings in psychology for august 8th 2010

I'll be heading out to the APA Convention in San Diego soon! Feel free to stop and say 'Hello' at the Cengage Booth and pick up one of my rare and highly collectable mousepads! CLICK on the above picture to visit the APA Convention site!

artificial life forms evolve intelligence

“FOR generations, the Avidians have been cloning themselves quietly in a box. They’re not perfect, but most of their mutations go unnoticed. Then something remarkable happens. One steps forward, and that changes everything. Tens of thousands of generations down the line, some of its descendents will evolve memory.”

education and diet are key to beating dementia!

“Combating diabetes and depression, as well as improving educational standards and diets, are the best ways to reduce the incidence of dementia. That’s the conclusion of a study published today in the BMJ that followed 1433 elderly people living in the south of France, testing them for signs of dementia over seven years. “

LAURA’S NOTE: “Leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can cure the patient with food. ” -Hippocrates, 420 BC