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Can
Your Dog Read Your Mind? Canterbury University psychology student Michelle Maginnity has just completed a masters research project looking at whether the domestic dog has a theory of mind - that is, whether they can think about the thoughts and feelings of self and others. She said after carrying out a range of experiments which tested the cognitive skills of dogs, she believed they were not only sensitive to human cues, but also had the ability to think about what their human companions may be thinking. "So, in a way, dogs may be able to read minds," she said. Video:
Is Your Dog Psychic? Lab
Studies Intelligence in Plants At the International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology (LINV), about seven miles outside Florence, Italy, Mancuso and his team of nine work to debunk the myth that plants are low-life. Research at the modern building combines physiology, ecology and molecular biology. "If you define intelligence as the capacity to solve problems, plants have a lot to teach us," says Mancuso, dressed in harmonizing shades of his favorite color: green. "Not only are they 'smart' in how they grow, adapt and thrive, they do it without neuroses. Intelligence isn't only about having a brain." Are
You Being Influenced
Without Your Knowledge?
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how to create a continual flow
of money and riches in your
life without struggle... The
Cat That Predicts Death Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live. "He
doesn't make too many mistakes.
He seems to understand when
patients are about to die,"
said Dr. David Dosa in an interview.
He describes the phenomenon
in a poignant essay in Thursday's
issue of the New England Journal
of Medicine. "Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University. The 2-year-old feline was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The facility treats people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said. Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work there, said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish tinge, signs that often mean death is near. The
Angels of Death Do Deathbed Phenomena Prove Life After Death? Doctor
Penny Sartori was barely
halfway through her
night shift at Morriston
Hospital in Swansea
when one of her patients
began behaving in a
most peculiar way. How
a
Good
Night's
Sleep
Can
Make
You
Happier
and
Healthier In New York City businesses are thriving that offer people a cubicle where they can go take a nap during their lunch hour! Millions of people have resorted to popping pills (42 million prescriptions were filled in 2005) and these folks are taking their chances with the nasty side effects in the pursuit of proper rest. These millions of people – does that include you? – are putting their health, quality of life and even the expected length of their life in serious jeopardy. You probably don’t need a well-rested writer to tell you that sleep deprivation isn’t fun. But you may not realize exactly how much deeper this problem runs and how much more significant the impact is on your life. Inside
the Minds of
Animals Like any bestselling author with more than 20 books to his credit, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson has attracted criticism. Yet when he started writing about the inner lives of animals--in books such as When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals (co-authored with Susan McCarthy) and Dogs Never Lie About Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs -- his detractors got more serious. Some called his ideas "unorthodox," "far-fetched " and "pseudo-scientific nonsense." And those were among the kinder observations. Many in the farm industry see Masson as downright subversive--someone trying to stir up trouble by inviting people to perceive that animals have feelings and are unhappy living in confinement. The author is not deterred. He is convinced that all animals, not just dogs and cats, are sentient beings who display a full range of emotions, including hope, love, grief and even happiness. An animal is happy, he contends, if it can live according to its nature. While his viewpoint is generally rejected by behaviorists, animal lovers around the world applaud it. Think
Yourself Thin: How
Your
Memory Can Cut Cravings British scientists have shown that actively remembering your last meal suppresses appetite and reduces the desire to snack on junk food. They have also shown that concentrating on food while eating - rather than grabbing a meal in front of the TV - makes you less likely to get hungry later on. The findings suggest that weight watchers can teach themselves to be less greedy - and that techniques such as hypnotism and behavioural therapy could help. More recent news at the Mind Power Blog
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