This is an interesting take on criminal rehabilitation.
Judge Sends Offenders to Tai Chi Class
“SANTA FE, N.M. – Municipal Court might be the last place you would expect to find offenders meditating and learning to balance their chi.”
Innocent by reason of tumor?
Frontal Lobe Tumor causes Pedophilia in a Man
Science raises questions for criminal justice system
Neurolgists at the University of Virginia reported that the removal of a frontal lobe tumor ended a male patient’s sexual behavior toward children. The patient had begun to have poor sexual impulse control several years eariler. The Tumor actually grew back once, with the sexual behaviors returning. The behaviors ceased again when the second tumor was removed.
I know some tone-deaf folks who could make use of this. I'd personally like to use it to pick up a couple instruments.
Brain machine 'improves musicianship'
"Scientists have created a technique that dramatically improves the performance of musicians. The system – called neurofeedback – trains musicians to clear their minds and produce more creative brain waves. Research, to be published in the journal Neuroreport, indicates the technique helps musicians to improve by an average of 17% – the equivalent of one grade or class of honours. Some improved by as much as 50%."
I'm certainly no fan of Reagan or his administration, but I think this may be going a bit far. Then again, this study came out of Berkeley. That place is rabid with brainless liberalism. On a side note, I think this brings to light a flaw in the so-called "political spectrum." It lacks sufficient dimensionality.
Berkeley study links Reagan, Hitler
Psychological research on conservatives finds them 'less complex'
"In a study that ponders the similarities between former President Ronald Reagan, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Rush Limbaugh, four American university researchers say they now have a better understanding of what makes political conservatives tick."
We shouldn’t need science to tell us men and women are different. If we have any doubts, we have modern femi(nazi)ism to blame. Susan B. Anthony would be so disappointed with our so-called “progress”.
The New Sex Scorecard
By Hara Marano
“Summary: Talking openly about sex differences is no longer an exercise in political incorrectness; it is a necessity in fighting disease and forging successful relationships.”