Beyond resisting the destruction & degeneration of the brain there looms also the possibility of regeneration & perhaps even augmentation. The "Smart Drug Movement" implies that this is possible -- and possible now. Here I review the subject of "Smart Dru
Modafinil has made it possible to have 48 hours of continuous wakefulness with few, if any, ill effects. New classes of sleeping pills are on the horizon that promise to deliver sleep that is deeper and more refreshing than the real thing. Further down th
Yijing offers much to organizational problem-solving and managerial decision-making; East Asians have a culturally inherited method of mental mapping, relating, and strategic planning, compatible with digital information technologies.
(ISBN 0 9627418 7 6) Sceptics about nootropics ("smart drugs") are unwitting victims of the so-called Panglossian paradigm of evolution. They believe that our cognitive architecture has been so fine-honed by natural selection that any tinkering with su
Modafinil has made it possible to have 48 hours of continuous wakefulness with few, if any, ill effects. New classes of sleeping pills are on the horizon that promise to deliver sleep that is deeper and more refreshing than the real thing. Further down th
A. Westhues, J. Ochocka, N. Jacobson, L. Simich, S. Maiter, R. Janzen, and A. Fleras. Qualitative health research, 18 (5):
701-717(May 2008)M3: Article; Accession Number: 31995123; Westhues, Anne 1 Ochocka, Joanna 2 Jacobson, Nora 3 Simich, Laura 4 Maiter, Sarah 5 Janzen, Rich 2 Fleras, Augie 6; Affiliation: 1: Wilfrid Laurier University, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 2: Centre for Community-Based Research, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 3: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 4: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 5: York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Source Info: May2008, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p701; Subject Term: CULTURAL competence; Subject Term: GROUNDED theory; Subject Term: MENTAL health; Subject Term: ACTION research in public health; Subject Term: MENTAL health services; Subject Term: RESEARCH teams; Author-Supplied Keyword: complexity; Author-Supplied Keyword: critical methods; Author-Supplied Keyword: cultural competence; Author-Supplied Keyword: grounded theory; Author-Supplied Keyword: knowledge construction; Author-Supplied Keyword: mental health and illness; Author-Supplied Keyword: mixed methods; Author-Supplied Keyword: multiple methods; Author-Supplied Keyword: participatory action research (PAR); NAICS/Industry Codes: 621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians); NAICS/Industry Codes: 622210 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals; NAICS/Industry Codes: 623220 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities; Number of Pages: 17p; Illustrations: 3 charts, 2 diagrams; Document Type: Article.