The Amnesia Gene
on Dec 9, 2008Why some people are more likely to forget traumatic eventsBy Rajamannar Ramasubbu Human memory is highly influenced by emotion. In healthy subjects events that are emotionally charged—and it doesn’t matter if the emotions are posi...

Unforgettable amnesiac dies at 82
on Dec 9, 2008In 1953, Henry Gustav Molaison underwent an experimental brain operation in Hartford to correct a seizure disorder, only to emerge from it fundamentally and irreparably changed. He developed a syndrome neurologists call profound amnesia. He had lost...

Misinformation packaged as fact
on Nov 23, 2008UFOs, miracle diets, astrology, satanic ritual abuse, recovered memory: a new book traces our irrational love of misinformation. By Louis BayardThe U.S. government blew up the twin towers. The AIDS virus was engineered by scientists to kill Afri...

The secret of achieving a spotless mind
on Oct 23, 2008By Steve Connor, Science EditorThe IndependentFriday, 24 October 2008 Jim Carrey...

What is hypnosis?
on Oct 11, 2008From Mystic CowboyMost people think they know what hypnosis is, even most practitioners. Merriam Webster Dictionary says this: “Hypnosis (from the Greek hypnos, “sleep”) is often thought to be “a trance-like state that resembles sleep but is...

False memories and near-death experiences
on Sep 18, 2008By Jane DreaperHealth correspondent, BBC News Many people report seeing a bright light A large study is to examine near-death experiences in heart attack patients.Doctors at 25 UK and US hospitals will study 1,500 survivo...

Australia: "repressed memories alive and well"
on Sep 14, 2008Sex case 'witch-hunt'Harriet Alexander Accused ... Brian Spillane outside court this morning.Photo: Dean SewellThree men accused of sexually assaulting schoolboys at St Stanislaus' College claim the allegations have been fanned by &q