Betty asks…How to improve my self-esteem?I feel that my boyfriend is a better person than I am. He earns perfect grades, he has a great personality, is very handsome, and has a job but still finds time for friends and school. All the boys want to hang out with him and all the girls just go crazy over him. Me on the other hand? I get As, Bs, and Cs. I'm pretty quiet, so I'm not exactly loved by millions like him. I don't do anything special. Well, I don't drink, do drugs, or have sex. But,

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Thomas asks…I need a picture of the primary visual cortex plz.?ok so i am doing a science fair project about subliminal messages. anywhere i can find a good pic of a primary visual cortex???BrainSpeak answers:Google it....http://webvision.med.utah.edu/VisualCortex.htmlNancy asks…Could this innocent sentence be considered a subliminal message?I LIKE IphoneS foR All thE wrong reasons Lol Obviously not effecfive reading it once but lets say if it were to be used as a "signature" at the end of

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Laura asks…How much does your IQ go up to? How much does it start from?If someone is 12 years old, is 118 IQ good? If someone is 15 years old, is 134 IQ good? If someone is 13 years old, is 123 IQ good?BrainSpeak answers:Your IQ should remain stable regardless of your age. If you had an IQ of 118 at 12, you should have an IQ around 118 when you are 40. An IQ of 118 is in the high average range. An IQ of 134 is in the very superior range. An IQ of 123 is in the superior range. (these are

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Donald asks…What are the best brain challenge games for Nintendo DS?I'm planning to get a DSi when this tax season rolls around, you know, with my refund... I want to get a couple brain training type of games. I looked at Brain Age and Big Brain Academy, and the latter looks better. I also saw a math one... I like doing math, so I'm hoping that it's more than 1+x=1. What are your recommendations? I'm looking for games that have harder challenges, more for adults, LOTS of challenges,

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Joseph asks…Believers(and non, if you want), a Quote:Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.?Do you think God is more the quiet peacefulness? I think a lot of people expect "human" characteristics, like signs, and voices and intervention.BrainSpeak answers:I actually like this quote. I definitely agree with the part about prayer and the idea of meditation being a listening exercise is also completely true. I, like the first person to answer, think of it as more

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Mary asks…What is a good title for a science fair project about subliminal messaging?I need a good title for my science fair project. It's about whether subliminal messaging can help you pass a test. My test subjects took a test, watched a video with the answers flashing in every few seconds, and then took the test again. There was also a control group that watched the video without subliminal messaging in it.BrainSpeak answers:"Subliminal Messaging"Lisa asks…What's the best way to keep

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Robert asks…Where can I find a free IQ test?I cant find any FREE IQ tests. They all want my email and stuff at the end and I want a real one. If you know where one is that WORKS and doesnt ask you for crazy information please tell me =] Much appreciated!BrainSpeak answers:Http://www.free-iqtest.net/ Try this one, it only asks for your gender and stuff to compare you to others in the same category and it seems reliable. The only thing is, it has 20 questions and usually IQ tests are EXTREMELY

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Betty asks…If you suffer from a brain aneurysm, what is your chance of survival?I just got news my aunt is now in this hospital with a brain aneurysm. She is not conscious, but the is apparently responsive (how I don't know). What are the chances that she will live, and if she lives, how likely is it that she will be severely disabled?BrainSpeak answers:I've known 2 people who lived after a brain aneurysm.The first was a woman in her 40's or early 50's.She was a florist with a very

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David asks…Does anyone know about Rene Descartes "Meditations on First Philosophy"?what is he trying to tell us philosophically about knowledge? How many meditations did he write? What does he epigrammatically tell us in each one of them?BrainSpeak answers:You have to get some good information from the below link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations_on_First_Philosophy Best of Luck :)Lisa asks…Has any one read Meditations on First Philosophy, by Descartes?I need to write a paper about

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