Burnt rubber.In a New York Times article about South African wines, Wines of South Africa spokesman, André Morgenthal, is quoted questioning the presence of “burnt rubber” character in South African wines.“…it has not been scientifically proven that the flavor even exists“, says Morgenthal.The article relates that a team of researchers has been fast at work (late into each night, presumably) trying to understand this phenomenon.It’s not like the burnt rubber character has not been widely identif

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An ADHD Student Finds Confidence on the Track New York Times, United States By Michael Edwards High school principal Michael Edwards struggled with ADHD in school but found success in running. As a child, school for me was like being in Charlie Brown's classroom. The other kids heard what was going on, and all I would hear was ...

Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news: The BPS Research Digest reports on how the weather can affect our memory. Hallucinations, psychosis found as rare side-effect of ADHD drugs in children, reports The Washington Post. Study abstract here. The New York Times reports that coffee intake is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia. The neuroscience of acalculia, an impairment in understand number and calculation, is discussed in a feature article from New Scienti

Focusing on a Disorder (2 Letters) New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago In “A New Face for ADHD, and a Debate” (Nov. 25), Natalie Knochenhauer disparages the notion that ADHD can be considered both a disability and a gift. ...

ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination. For these problems to be diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for the child's age and development.