Month: January 2017
Why Have the Anglo-Saxon Democracies Devolved Into Hysterical Political Xenophobic Ethnic Hatred?
If we look at Trump, as a symptom, and Brexit. What is the biology driving the behavior and Ideology?
Oh oh “The digital advertising business is growing more concentrated…”
…a larger share of industry revenue is coming from ads sold on the websites and apps controlled by two companies, Google and Facebook Inc. Smaller advertising players and ad networks are losing ground.
Drugs, Booze and Cigs Killing More Americans Early
Between 1999 and 2014, premature mortality increased in white individuals and in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Increases were highest in women and those aged 25–30 years.…
PTSD Molecular Process
1) The stress of smelling a predator scent impairs neuropeptide Y release. 2) This reduction in neuropeptide Y release enhances short-term plasticity of TA synapses. 3) The enhanced plasticity, in turn, boosts the strength of that pathway to drive more spiking of CA1 nerve cells. 4) Increased spiking alters the hippocampal output, a changed output […]
