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News "Shorts"	March 1, 2008
Euphoria during long distance running Findings from a recent study published in Cerebral Cortex evidence that the euphoric state associated with a runner's high occurs in region-specific areas of the brain involved in processing moods. Read more on this exercise-induced mood change: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18296435?ordinalpos=2&lessons=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Vaccinations: Opportunity to explore the issue for yourself Read more about how vaccines may not be as preventative as you think at: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/2/26/how-vaccines-can-damage-your-brain.aspx Creative play helps to build better self-regulation Children who spend all of their playtime using video games, watching t.v., and participating in organized lessons or sports are not learning how to self-regulate their thoughts and emotions. Researcher Deborah Leong says that while these activities can be fine, there is a loss of unstructured playtime using creativity and imagination, which teaches children to practice important self-regulation skills. Read more at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=76838288