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Rewriting the Rules of Youth Football

The game of football has changed and so has the view of it.  In an article written by Talal Al-Khatib for Discovery Health, be describes how around 3 million Americans kids ages 7 through 14 participate in football leagues, and an additional 1.1 million high school students play the game as well. [This] according to USA Football, the national governing body for the sport on the amateur level.

Given the risks involved with playing a contact sport at a young age, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a set of recommendations, released in the journal Pediatrics, to tackle potential safety issued faced by kids on the field.

For starters, the AAP advises that both referees and coaches enforce a zero-tolerance policy for illegal, head-first hits. These are the kinds of tackles that are most likely to result in head, neck or other injuries.

The organization also recommends that athletic trainers be made available on the sidelines during play as a means of reducing player injuries.  A study presented last week at the AAP’s national conference in Washington, D.C., found that… Read more

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Musicians' Brain Waves Dance to the Beat

Bianca Nogrady helped clarify why some people are just plain better at music than others.  In an article she wrote for  ABC Science Online, she pointed out that musicians get more out of music because their brain waves are better able to synchronize with musical rhythms.
Cortical oscillations — the rhythmic firing of neurons in the brain — are fundamental to our ability to hear and process sounds.  Aligning the frequency of these cortical oscillations with the frequency of the sounds we wish to focus on allows us to better tune into these sounds; for example, …Read more

Musicians’ Brain Waves Dance to the Beat

Bianca Nogrady helped clarify why some people are just plain better at music than others.  In an article she wrote for  ABC Science Online, she pointed out that musicians get more out of music because their brain waves are better able to synchronize with musical rhythms.
Cortical oscillations — the rhythmic firing of neurons in the brain — are fundamental to our ability to hear and process sounds.  Aligning the frequency of these cortical oscillations with the frequency of the sounds we wish to focus on allows us to better tune into these sounds; for example, …Read more
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21 Anxiety Triggers That Might Surprise You

y , if you suffer from anxiety, you’re not alone. Anxiety disorders affect 40 million U.S. adults, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.Doctors typically diagnose patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder if they suffer from symptoms of anxiety (constant worry, insomnia, difficulty concentration and more) for more than six months. But according to Everyday Health, almost all of us have experienced anxiety at some point.

What triggers those feelings of panic and worry that we’re oh-so-familiar with? We reached out to HuffPost Lifestyle’s Facebook community and got some honest, heartfelt answers from our readers. Here are 21 things that trigger anxiety:

1. “Money woes! Trying to READ MORE

What’s Behind Road Rage?

Have you ever wondered what makes some people snap when they drive?  According to an article written by Eric Niiler for Discovery Phycology, “Being inside a car can lend a sense of anonymity, which can lead some to act out rage.”

What drives people to take shots at other motorists from behind the wheel of a car? Aggression, territoriality and a feeling of anonymous power are the psychological ingredients of road rage, experts say.

Police say the violence was preventable.  “We’re starting to see this throughout our nation,” said Albuquerque Police Chief Gordon Eden at a Wednesday news conference. “And this is something that should not be happening in Albuquerque, New Mexico, let alone anywhere else in the United States.”

Police said the girl was shot when…Read more

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What's Behind Road Rage?

Have you ever wondered what makes some people snap when they drive?  According to an article written by Eric Niiler for Discovery Phycology, “Being inside a car can lend a sense of anonymity, which can lead some to act out rage.”

What drives people to take shots at other motorists from behind the wheel of a car? Aggression, territoriality and a feeling of anonymous power are the psychological ingredients of road rage, experts say.

Police say the violence was preventable.  “We’re starting to see this throughout our nation,” said Albuquerque Police Chief Gordon Eden at a Wednesday news conference. “And this is something that should not be happening in Albuquerque, New Mexico, let alone anywhere else in the United States.”

Police said the girl was shot when…Read more

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Doctor dubbed 'the father of cyborgs' tested implants in his own brain

As asked by James Trew on Engadget:  How far would you go to create a brain-controlled speech decoder? Doctor Philip Kennedy already helped blaze a trail in brain-computer interfaces back in the 80s. Now, a report in MIT Technology Review explains how the neurosurgeon decided to crank his research up a notch. Well, several notches, really, by having implants put into his ownbrain to better learn how neurons function with speech. What’s more, Kennedy paid $25,000 and underwent highly invasive surgery — including the removal of the top of his skull — for the privilege.

Kennedy is often dubbed the “father of cyborgs” for his early work with connecting brains to computers. Work that has given people with severely debilitating conditions new ways to communicate by…Read More

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Doctor dubbed ‘the father of cyborgs’ tested implants in his own brain

As asked by James Trew on Engadget:  How far would you go to create a brain-controlled speech decoder? Doctor Philip Kennedy already helped blaze a trail in brain-computer interfaces back in the 80s. Now, a report in MIT Technology Review explains how the neurosurgeon decided to crank his research up a notch. Well, several notches, really, by having implants put into his ownbrain to better learn how neurons function with speech. What’s more, Kennedy paid $25,000 and underwent highly invasive surgery — including the removal of the top of his skull — for the privilege.

Kennedy is often dubbed the “father of cyborgs” for his early work with connecting brains to computers. Work that has given people with severely debilitating conditions new ways to communicate by…Read More

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For Better Presentations, Start with a Villain

As was originally written by Greg Stone on HBR.org: Many executives start presentations about products or initiatives with a vague theme statement, often expressed with as much pith as a puff of smoke: “We have a new focus on customer satisfaction,” or “Our current strategic goals are execution and innovation.” But this approach is not only lacking but lackluster. Did Shakespeare begin Hamlet by saying “This is a play about indecision”? Of course not.

Instead of starting with theme, you can make your story more compelling by focusing on its three main actors: the villain, the victim, and the hero.  Read More

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