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	<title>Perusing Psychology&#187; Jared Tanner</title>
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		<title>Early Signs of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parkinson's Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parkinson&#8217;s disease is what is known as a slowly progressing neurological disorder. It usually has an onset around or after age 60 with an average of 14 years between diagnosis and death. While symptoms vary &#8211; resting tremor, gait disturbances, flattened emotions &#8211; there are some early signs that indicate that someone might have or [...]
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		<title>Dropping the Rope of Addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/09/dropping-the-rope-of-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[clinical psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individuals seeking help in overcoming substance abuse often fall into three categories: the perpetual quitter, the negative and bitter, and the home run hitter. The home run hitter does just that &#8211; tries to quit and hits a home run, quitting right away. The negative and bitter don&#8217;t believe that they will overcome their addictions [...]
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		<title>Diagnosing Cleverbot</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/09/diagnosing-cleverbot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clinical psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleverbot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[programming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychiatric disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychologist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is another &#8220;therapy&#8221; session I had with Cleverbot. I present this to expound on therapeutic technique and diagnosis, language, and artificial intelligence. There are limitations of the interaction method with Cleverbot. A real session of talk therapy is not usually so much back and forth, meaning that the therapist typically will not have to [...]
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		<title>Psychotherapy With Cleverbot</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/09/psychotherapy-with-cleverbot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abnormal psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clinical psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aritificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleverbot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depresion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Language is a complex behavior that requires significant understanding of both said and unsaid things. There are a number of groups of people who are trying to use language to create what is known as Artificial Intelligence (AI). So far, every method has serious limitations, largely because of the complexities of language. For an experiment [...]
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		<title>Parkinson&#8217;s Disease and the Brain</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/06/parkinsons-disease-and-the-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/06/parkinsons-disease-and-the-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[basal ganglia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dopamine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[neurotransmitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Michael J. Fox Foundation has a good, basic introduction to the neurobiology of Parkinson&#8217;s disease. The brief animate video provides an overview of affected parts of the brain as well as the role that dopamine, a neurotransmitter &#8211; a chemical in the brain that allows brain cells to communicate with each other &#8211; plays [...]
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		<title>Modems and White Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/06/modems-and-white-matter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<title>Can We Cure Parkinson&#8217;s Disease?</title>
		<link>http://www.brainybehavior.com/blog/2011/06/can-we-cure-parkinsons-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Common Misconceptions about Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Buying a New Car</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 17:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to my previous post about some of the psychological techniques used by car salespeople, here is a good and brief introduction to purchasing a new car. Much of it stems from keeping your options open and never allowing yourself to feel pressured into buying a car. This is something I try and [...]
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		<title>Donate to Brain Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Tanner</dc:creator>
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