A Neuro ~ Transporter, WE ReQuire ~ !***

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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre ~
West Edge Off Center ~
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*A Morning Wood Production*

~ Now accepting reservations
For the Spring Season ~
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"[Neuro] trans [Mission]: Impossible"
Just another Opera Verite ~
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* Welcome ~
Those ever whacky, unpredictable
Singing Stars...*

!!The Neurotransmitters!!
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~ Do wop, do wop ~
*round of applause*
~ Snip, snip ~

Doncha just love'm?
Can't live without'em!
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.... * Just a few players,
Our starting lineup of Stars * ...

Dopamine
Serotonin
Norepinephrine
Acetycholine
Glutamate
Gaba
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~ * ~ [Neuro] trans [Mission]:
Impossible ~ * ~

~~ Programe,
A Notice ~~

Act I.
"The Challenge: Crossing the Synaptic Gap"

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Act II.
[We'll wait & see if Act I gets done!]

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NB. This tape will self-destruct when done.
If you choose to accept this mission, you will receive
further directions,
As time goes by...*
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[Foot Note]
* Neurons (nerve cells) are the "brains" of the nervous system.
* Neurotransmitters send chemical "messages" between neurons.
* Dopamine is a sample neurotransmitter that is
useful in understanding addiction.
* Other neurotransmitters can be compared to dopamine.
* Drugs interfere with neurotransmitters.
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A Morning Wood Musical Annunciation
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre ~
West Edge Off Center ~
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* Dogging Arts * Fogging Minds * It's a Star *
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~ * US Food & Drug Administration * ~

Robert Temple, M.D.
Director, Office of Medical Policy

Subcommitte on Oversight and Investigations
Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives

September 23, 2004

Executive Summary

Depression in the Pediatric & Adolescent Population

"According to a 2000 National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Fact
Sheet on Depression in Children and Adolescents, depression affects up
to 2.5 percent of children and about eight percent of adolescents in
the United States.

These disorders often go unrecognized by families and physicians
because behaviors associated with depressive disorders may be seen as
normal mood swings typical of a particular developmental stage. In
addition, health care providers may be reluctant to prematurely
"label" a young person with a mental illness diagnosis.

At the February 2, 2004, meeting of FDA's Psychopharmacologic Drugs
Advisory Committee (PDAC), Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer of Cornell University
addressed the issue of pediatric depression and its treatment.

She noted that pediatric depression is very common and often recurrent,
is often accompanied by very poor psychosocial outcomes for children
and adolescents, and is associated with high risk for suicide and
substance abuse.

She reported that in 2001, about 1,600 15 to 19-year-olds committed
suicide in the U.S. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in the
U.S. in this age group and accounts for more deaths in this age group
than all other major physical conditions combined.

At that meeting, Dr. David Shaffer of Colombia University reported on
rates of suicidal ideation (thinking about suicide) and suicide
attempts.

He obtained his information from large community studies, particularly
the Youth Risk Behavior Study (YRBS), a study carried out by the
National Center for Health Statistics. In this study, officials from
the National Center interviewed a broad population of between 15,000
and 20,000 high school students every two years using self-reporting
measures. Based on this data, it was determined that suicidal ideation
in high school students is extraordinarily common.

Almost 20 percent of American high school students think about suicide.
Suicide attempts are also very common. Experts report that the overall
rate is about nine percent. Only about a quarter of these attempts are
brought to medical attention.

It is widely recognized that adolescents are frequently reluctant to
disclose suicidal thoughts or even suicide attempts to parents or
others. There are about 4,000 female suicide attempts for every female
suicide death, and about 400 male attempts for every male death.

Dr. Shaffer also showed rates of pediatric suicide over several
decades. The rate has fallen by about 25 percent over the last decade,
the period in which the use of anti-depressants has grown steadily.
This association does not prove that the increasing use of
anti-depressants is the cause of the decline in suicide, but it is at
least suggestive."

http://www.fda.gov/ola/2004/antidepressant0923.html

"Heck, yeah ~ !
But don't forget the Elderly, too,
Our respected Highly Esteemed Forebears."
~ Folly

"Heck, yeah ~ !
The Eldery need more remmembering
Now than anyone,

Except
The Poor,
The Marginal,
The Disenfranchised,

All
The Ones Without Voice

Or too often ...

Choice
Option

Or anything or anyone at all

Et al."
~ Twittering

"Dr. Cynthia Pfeffer, professor of psychiatry, has been named recipient
of the 2005 Distinguished Investigator Award by the National Alliance
for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD).

The highly prestigious and competitive award offers up to $100,000 for
one year to an investigator conducting neurobiological research. Dr.
John Fossella, assistant professor of molecular biology in psychiatry,
is co-investigator of the study, entitled ~

"Parental Death and a Polymorphism of the Serotonin Transporter Gene
As Risk Factors for Childhood Anxiety and Depression."

"Have a good year, P ~ !
Have a good life.

Perhaps, in the next one,
Our paths cross ...

I did my best to find you,
And I did."
~ Twittering

Speaking of
Shakespeare:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/19/nshott19.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/19/ixhome.html

Tell Nancy.

"If you ask, if you must really know,
Nathan told me,
Nathan told me

So, so it must be true, too,
Nathan says ...

Mouse scampered up Maltese Lane
Down
That ~
A
~ Way ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >"

~ Goldfinch
Finger Points

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It's a typical Silly day on Maltese Lane
When your friend Folly knocks on the bedroom
Of your Morning Wood.

You say,
"Hail, Thee ~ !"

Folly says,
"Hey ~ ! Let's go play Ether Patrol."

"Nah," you say.
"I'm tired of doing the same old sports.
Let's go for a Fun Run instead ~ !"

The two of you stretch out your Wings
And start to run,
When you see your other friend Capsicum approaching.

Capsicum is going on a hike,
So the two of you decide to join in.

When the three of you get to the trail,
There are a lot of Four Bears already hiking
And having a shimmering time.

Suddenly, Folly turns to you and says,
"Hey, isn't that Mum!"

....and it is!

Mum is stretching and drinking lots of Peppermint Tea
Before the hike. You and your friends
Approach this fab celebrity very fastly
So you can start a conversation.

You find out that Mum doesn't only like hiking,
But other solo sports, too ~ !

"Hey," says Mum. "Tonight there's a Soiree party at Fobby's,
Over in The Disenchanted Forest.
You're invited!"

Kewl ~ !

When you and your friends get there,
You see other celebrities like Ginger,
Who is busy demonstrating Tae Kwon Doe to other guests.

Whoa ~ !

There's Candy, who is bouldering on a large rock
In the living room,
And 18 Musicians are playing music while sitting in a yoga position ~ !

A scurvy dog and a byrd are sparring in a boxing ring
In the garden. What a weird party ~ !

You and your friends have a good time winging
And eating lots of cranberry scones.

You decide not to eat too much or else
You won't be able to go swimming in Fobby's huge,
Goldfish pool. You're about to foxtrot into the pool
To do some foxy laps

When you notice that it's filled with smashed brains
Instead of water ~ !

Whoa ~ !

Finally, it's time to go home.
You turn to Folly and Capsicum,
And say,

"I'm glad that we decided to try something different today,
Instead of Ether Patrol."

"No kidding," says Folly.
"Surprising things can happen when you try something new ~ !"

"Tell me about it," says Capsicum.
"How would like to play steeple chaste tomorrow ~ ?"

Folly says,
"Heck, yeah ~ !
I'd love to, too ~ !"

I say,
"It's been a cool, crazy day
....wait until everyone at Goldfish School hears about it ~ !
I love you."

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