Global Exchange operates Reality Tours providing individuals the opportunity to understand issues beyond what is communicated by the mass media and gain a new vantage point from which to view and affect US foreign policy. They organize trips to over 30 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Rather than […]

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tags: hypomania, bipolar disorder, manic depression, mood disorders, mental health, psychology

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Have you ever met a person who seems to be on a perpetual caffeine high, without all the shaking? You know the type, those few hyperactive extroverts who are always doing things or meeting people, who have an expansive […]

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This is certainly interesting, though it points more to a problem than to a solution. Researchers at UC-Berkeley have found that kids from low-income backgrounds demonstrate “a noticeably lower level of activity in the prefrontal cortext [sic], the part of the brain that is important for creativity and problem solving.” From study co-author Robert Knight:

“Kids […]

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