Changing concepts in childhood discipline

Good presentation on discipline. What's the difference between tantrum and misbehavior, ideas to try, concepts to think about. Click here.  Not an IM post, but helpful.

Dyslexia - more than phonology

Traditionally, dyslexia is thought to be a phonological deficit in the brain. This is absolutely true in many cases, but recent research has shown there are other ways you can become a poor reader.

OCD thought to be connected with Basal Ganglia dysfunction.

This Study showed individuals with OCD had 'soft signs' of the illness. These are subtle physical differences, not just 'mental' differences from the typical population. Dysfunction is the basal ganglia part of the brain is thought to play a role in OCD,. This theory is supported by the soft signs found. Under fMRI, the basal ganglia is one of the brain regions that lights up with IM training. IM exercises the basal ganglia, maybe that's why we frequently see improvement with OCD symptoms after IM training.