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Neurontic covers breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology and is designed to give laypeople a window into the inner workings of the human mind. Orli Van Mourik is a freelance journalist in New York City. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today Magazine .
May 19, 2007
Category: Dear Neurontic
I'm told I went out last night and that many beers were consumed, but I have no memory of the event. Why does too much hooch make us forget? And does the fact that I "blacked out" mean I should...
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May 14, 2007
Category: Stuff
The boyfriend and I are headed out of town for a couple of weeks, folks. I plan to post, but it'll be intermittent. In the meantime, send in your 'Dear Neurontic' questions to orlivan [at] gmail.com. Best, Orli...
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May 12, 2007
Category: Armchair Sociology
A few months ago, I wrote about my "issues" with the Dawkins/Dennett anti-religion campaign, which concluded: Dawkins and Dennett simply cannot understand the impulse to cling to an antiquated belief system not grounded in fact. (They seem incapable of recognizing...
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May 9, 2007
Category: Roundup
Chalk it up to the power of suggestion or a self-inflicted case of "medical student syndrome," but ever since reading Carved in Sand, I can't shake the feeling that I may be suffering from a mild case of neurasthenia. For...
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May 2, 2007
Category: Book Review
A review of Carved in Sand, by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin I won't lie to you. The press release for Carved in Sand did not inspire confidence. "When journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin was in her early 40s, she began forgetting things...
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