How The Body Works http://www.akgmag.com/ Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:02 -0500 By Kirstin ODonovan. Do you ever wonder why your mood can suddenly change when you hear an old favorite song, and then change as quickly as it did when you see a long queue in a bank? This is a process that goes on around and within us all the time, whether we are aware of it or not, called Anchoring. Anchoring is a common term used in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and it is a tool that is used very successfully to achieve goals in areas such as sports and business and you can even use it to improve your productivity http://www.akgmag.com/article/How_to_change_emotions_when_you_need_it_most.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:49:17 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/How_to_change_emotions_when_you_need_it_most.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus (VSIV) is a widely-known virus that belongs to the Rabies virus, affecting not only humans but also a wide range of animals and insects. http://www.akgmag.com/article/VSV_Kills_Molecules_that_Help_Body_Identify_Cancer_Cells.htm Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:32:34 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/VSV_Kills_Molecules_that_Help_Body_Identify_Cancer_Cells.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. With bipolar disorder on the rise for adults and children and considered a life-long disease, what is developing is an increased awareness and diagnosis of what we previously recognized as manic depression. Causing severe mood shifts from depression to severe mania, the ability to function is disabled. With estimates for both children and teens varying, statistics and research show that 5.7 million adults are affected with bipolar disorder and at least three-quarters of a million American childr http://www.akgmag.com/article/Signs_and_Symptoms_of__Bipolar_Disorder.htm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Signs_and_Symptoms_of__Bipolar_Disorder.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. For anyone who has had a colonoscopy done, the words virtual colonoscopy and physical colorectal exams are as opposite as night and day in many areas, depending on the person involved. Granted, many people walk right in and have no problems at all with the tradition colorectal exam, but others swear to never have it done again. Literally. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Connecticut_Virtual_Colonoscopies_vs__Physical_Colorectal_Exams.htm Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Connecticut_Virtual_Colonoscopies_vs__Physical_Colorectal_Exams.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. Recently Nebraska transferred from analog television to digital, a process which has left many Nebraskans with rabbit ears and antennas perplexed and without adequate reception. Where the larger cities have already made this transition, the smaller areas are just catching up. Unfortunately, many of these people do not fully understand what the big deal is anyway, and what is the difference between the old version of analog and the newer version of digital? http://www.akgmag.com/article/Influence_of_Digital_Information_On_The_Brain.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Influence_of_Digital_Information_On_The_Brain.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. When the neurologist, Richard Cytowic became involved with the world of synesthesia, it was when a dinner host apologized for the cooked chicken with the explanation, "There aren't enough points on the chicken!" This led to the man explaining that flavor was actually a physical shape he could feel with his hands, with the meal's chicken feeling "too round". Beginning in 1980, Dr. Richard Cytowic from then on has become one of the world's few authorities on the subject of synesthesia. http://www.akgmag.com/article/Richard_Cytowic__M_D__and_Synesthesia.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/Richard_Cytowic__M_D__and_Synesthesia.htm By Nancy L. Young-Houser. The word synesthesia is new to most people, a neurological condition in which people experience a mixing of the senses. The description is "a sensation produced at a point other than or remote from the point of stimulation", or simply those who are diagnosed with synesthesia see colors and movements in numbers, words or sounds. When certain individuals with this condition listen to an orchestra, they see the music instead of simply hearing it, with certain instrumental sounds bringing rich colors in a violin's sound, with a cello flowing like the hue of a golden yellow to their senses. http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Rarity_of_Synesthesia.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.akgmag.com/article/The_Rarity_of_Synesthesia.htm