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Batwoman May Have Just Introduced a Fan-Favorite Batman Villain ✖ Batwoman has already covered a lot of ground so far in its second season, using the debut of Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie) to further expand on the world of Gotham City. In nearly every episode of Season 2 thus far, that has involved introducing some sort of new villain -- and this weeks episode appeared to be no exception. This weeks installment, "Do Not Resuscitate", certainly seemed to lay the groundwork for an unexpected -- ...

Amy Gdala and Acacia Oudinot: To fight cyber fraud, liberate women Published Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, 12:10 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Thaut Images – stock.adobe.com) This Valentine’s Day, more women are caught in romance scams than ever before. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, dating app usage soared and, with it, so has the num...

A new study from University of Alberta researchers has shown that traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to tiny changes in key brain structures that can now be identified decades later.

Early life experiences can have an outsized effect on brain development and neurobiological health. New research is showing that those effects can be passed down to subsequent generations, reporting that the infant children of mothers who had experienced childhood emotional neglect displayed altered brain circuitry involved in fear responses and anxiety.

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♪ >> dana: its time for a wild card wednesday. i am pulling topics each of us have picked. none of us knows which ones we picked. new study shows how your brain might determine if you are a procrastinator or a go-getter. the study finds physical differences in the brain between procrastinators and go-getters. people prone to procrastination have a larger amygdala which deals with emotions and have a harder time turning emotional information into action. >> jesse: i dont know what any of that m...

Procrastinator. he goes through his list of things hes accomplished. >> juan: a huge amygdala? >> greg: is not the size that matters. >> dana: duly noted. companies ruling out monthly subscription service for cars. i love this idea. the auto industry -- is it good? the auto industry is creating a subscription service so you can write your next car month-to-month. you dont have to have the same car all the time. you can preplan. anywhere from $380 -- >> jesse: in the winter you get a tahoe and th...

Brain imaging scanner and we looked at the response of the emotional system in the brain, especially part of the brain called the amygdala went down. the greater the response dropped, the more likely the person was to lie a bigger lie the next time they had an opportunity. i think the way to think about it is a bit like perfume. you buy a new perfume, you put it on. it smells quite strongly. over time you put it again and again and after a while you cant smell it anymore because you have adapted...

Not developed yet. its not in balance. the emotional brain. hold on, leo. take a breath. its okay. by 25, we are all developed. our teenage brain is now in sync with our emotional brain. this is science, this is not punditry. isnt it better to allow the brain to develop just a little? the rational part of the teen brain is fully developed" until the age of 25? adults think with the prefrontal cortex, teens process information with the amygdala. this is the emotional part. >> laura ingraham is go...

Control everything. >> corker said there isnt a strategy of with trump hes going to play the mad man and everybody else is the straight guy, that its not the good cop bad cop strategy. its just the way -- its impulsive. do you think he -- that he needs to distract from things that arent working out by tweeting about the nfl or whatever it is or do you think its purely impulsive real time or shack test of whats happening in his head? >> the latter. i do think that its a very clear neuro chemical ...