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How do we find those lost keys? The color of the environment doesn't seem to matter : Cognitive Daily

The other day, our car wouldn't start and Jim had to ask a neighbor over to help him jump-start it. There was much rushing in and out of the house looking for flashlights and other tools to help get the job done. After the neighbor left, Jim wanted to drive somewhere and couldn't find the keys. Clearly he had just had them because he was working on the car. Where could they be? We searched up and down throughout the house, but we couldn't find them and eventually had to use a spare set.

via scienceblogs.com

Top Psych/Neuroscience posts from ResearchBlogging.org : Cognitive Daily

Top Psych/Neuroscience posts from ResearchBlogging.org

Category: In other news
Posted on: September 30, 2009 10:56 AM, by Dave Munger

Here are my picks this week for the best psychology/neuroscience posts on ResearchBlogging.org.

• Who feels pain after surgery...LONG after surgery? As many as 50 percent of patients report pain long after surgery. Healthskills examines a paper exploring some of the reasons why.
• Speaking of pain, how do you study whether overweight people feel "less full" than average-weight people? Have them swallow a condom and inflate it in their stomachs. Eew! Scicurious examines the science.
• Kids know Batman doesn't play with Spongebob, but do they keep the imaginary worlds they make up for games separate? The BPS Research Digest discusses.
• Finally, James Winters offers an exceptionally thorough explanation of the function of Broca's area in the brain: Part 1, Part 2. Read, learn, then add a comment suggesting which brain region you'd like him to discuss next. My vote: the Insula.

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Video: “ADD & Loving It” | ADDed Perspective Blog

Video: “ADD & Loving It”

September 30th, 2009

Watch this great video: ADD and Loving It. I don’t know how much longer this will be available to the public, as I thought last Friday was the last day.

It is still here today: http://news.globaltv.com/Loving/2009300/story.html. Below is the description from the site.

Canadian comedy legend Patrick McKenna is after the truth. “Everything you think you know about A.D.D. is wrong.” In this one hour documentary he talks to researchers, specialists and doctors about A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. He also chats with ordinary Canadians & Americans who are directly dealing with the challenges of this common problem. Interwoven with these insights, Patrick shares his own life story and his struggle with undiagnosed and untreated A.D.H.D, and now his success taking it on Adult A.D.D.

Hope you enjoy it and find it informative. I did!

via marlacummins.com

Ty Pennington and Other Celebrities With ADHD

Be sure to check out this article/slideshow, and also share it with other people – to help to raise awareness of successful people who have ADD/ADHD. This will be especially helpful if you have a child or teen who has ADHD and looks up to one of these celebrities. If you do share this with your child or teen, please come back to this blog post and let us know how he/she responded to seeing this.

via www.addadhdblog.com

It is good to know who ones good company is.

Ty Pennington calls himself the poster child for ADHD and he is very productive.

Building houses in 7 days requires the "disorder."

He is actually promoting medication, but whether or not that is called for, it is good to know that a person with ADHD can be very successful.

He recommends nurturing ones creativity and getting early treatment.

See the interview ...

... and comment.

ADD / ADHD Coaching Blog: Be More Productive With Mindmapping

For many adults with ADHD, our minds are usually moving at a mile a minute. I call this "busy brain" and it is both a gift and a challenge. It actually contributes to your creativity. It also gets in the way because you’re so busy coming up with wonderful ideas that you never take the time to implement any of them. Here’s a strategy you can use to manage your ideas and connect them with action items. And, you don’t have to slow your busy brain down to a snail’s pace.

via www.addcoachingblog.com

Click above to read more.

For adults with ADHD, productivity is a key, if not THE key issue.

To be able to accomplish more without straining ones personal style or violating who one is can be a major plus.