tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post452349368852888003..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: The Mozart non-effectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-73936063001315480962010-05-07T03:54:38.863-04:002010-05-07T03:54:38.863-04:00However exposing children (and adults) to making m...However exposing children (and adults) to making music does have positive effects...<br /><br />To quote other research than was referred to in this article:<br />"The fact that musical training changes the way the brain reacts to music might not be very surprising, but researchers also found that the musically trained children performed better in a memory test that is correlated with other skills such as literacy, verbal memory, visiospatial processing, mathematics and intelligence."<br /><br />Article:<br />http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-Music-Influences-Brain-Development-36063.shtmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914586348032109465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-448365130232198382010-05-06T17:17:36.714-04:002010-05-06T17:17:36.714-04:00I don't understand why you're not allowing...I don't understand why you're not allowing me to interpret correctly what you actually meant.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Fair enough. I sit corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-29448363621937970452010-05-06T07:16:24.791-04:002010-05-06T07:16:24.791-04:00Harry,
surely you understood the context of my co...Harry,<br /><br />surely you understood the context of my comment, right? I was referring to the overuse of mood enhancement drugs for millions of people, not to the relatively few cases of actual pathologies. (A pathology is an *unusual* state of un-health, correct?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-15923531601475168932010-05-05T22:46:45.108-04:002010-05-05T22:46:45.108-04:00"What's next? A pill that magically lifts..."What's next? A pill that magically lifts your mood, allows you to see the world more optimistically, and instantly makes you a functional — if somewhat dull — member of society? Oh, right, that one has been around for some time..."<br /><br />Ouch Massimo, some of us have genuine pathologies.<br /><br />But maybe I should just buck up and kick that old bi-polar to the curb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-31247956729260363282010-05-05T11:32:34.255-04:002010-05-05T11:32:34.255-04:00the politicians (in Georgia and Florida) who quick...<i>the politicians (in Georgia and Florida) who quickly committed public money to something that simply should have sounded much too good to be true</i><br /><br />Yes, but look at it this way - they need all the help they can get!Jeff Eygeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967707883565162538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-134542439557109702010-05-04T22:21:10.634-04:002010-05-04T22:21:10.634-04:00What is the sound of one placebo clapping?What is the sound of one placebo clapping?Greg Ladenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857616630819182647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-31566846638344898852010-05-03T17:13:38.314-04:002010-05-03T17:13:38.314-04:00Massimo,
That sentence about the usual suspects (...Massimo,<br /><br />That sentence about the usual suspects (that NateBag also seemed to enjoy) seriously just made my day. Well done sir. And that is why I come here. <br /><br />I think people too easily forget just how far reaching the blame goes for all of the ignorance and uncritical thinking that infects us. I'd be a liar if I said I haven't fallen for pseudoscience / fluffy thinking more than once in my life, and probably will again. <br /><br />It's a long road ahead!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632937371693442975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-4699806375920343212010-05-03T13:45:29.873-04:002010-05-03T13:45:29.873-04:00NateBag,
yeah I saw PZ's post, and thanked hi...NateBag,<br /><br />yeah I saw PZ's post, and thanked him publicly for it. As for being friends, let's not push it... ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-86433579827181553432010-05-03T12:58:48.521-04:002010-05-03T12:58:48.521-04:00"and of course the public itself, always read..."and of course the public itself, always ready to criticize and dismiss solid science (think evolution, global warming, vaccines, or anti-HIV drugs) and yet eager to take advantage of the latest “silver bullet” that would save us all the trouble of actually being responsible parents, consumers, patients, voters, and so on."<br /><br />Zing! <br /><br />By the way, I see you and PZ kissed and made up? Good times.NateBaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441849042773163725noreply@blogger.com