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<blockquote data-quote="Allan-Matlem" data-source="post: 73116" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640436-3,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640436-3,00.html</a></p><p></p><p>What I appreciated was' Scientists say extinguishing urges is not a matter of getting the feelings to fade but of helping the addict learn a new form of conditioning, one that allows the brain's cognitive power to shout down the amygdala and other lower regions. "What has to happen for that cue to extinguish is not for the amygdala to become weaker but for the frontal cortex to become stronger," says Vocci.' Improving the brains cognitive power is the way to go. This is in line with the Ross Greene approach in promoting various cognitive skills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allan-Matlem, post: 73116, member: 10"] Hi [url="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640436-3,00.html"]http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640436-3,00.html[/url] What I appreciated was' Scientists say extinguishing urges is not a matter of getting the feelings to fade but of helping the addict learn a new form of conditioning, one that allows the brain's cognitive power to shout down the amygdala and other lower regions. "What has to happen for that cue to extinguish is not for the amygdala to become weaker but for the frontal cortex to become stronger," says Vocci.' Improving the brains cognitive power is the way to go. This is in line with the Ross Greene approach in promoting various cognitive skills. [/QUOTE]
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