Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, discovered the brain mechanism that shuts off traumatic responses to bad memories, according to HealthDay News. (Unfortunately, I don’t think this applies to seventh grade picture day when you had mall bangs and braces.) Read the story on Yahoo! news here.

This week we hear from a guy in a long-term relationship who is concerned that he hasn’t dated enough people, a mom who worries that her young son doesn’t have an appreciation of the arts, and a single woman who wonders why men aren’t able to commit even in their 40s. Listen here or click the play button on the blue Blog Talk Radio box on the right hand side of the page >>.

New research on a surgical technique called Deep Brain Stimulation out of Toronto Western Hospital may be of interest to women suffering from severe depression. According to reports from Canadian news site CTV.ca, the researchers found that DBS relieves depression symptoms. Sixty percent of patients with Major Depressant Disorder Deep brain stimulation experienced decreased symptoms for at least one year.

Scientists at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered how the immune system and the brain communicate to control disease. This is possible because the vagus nerve helps regulate the spleen, where immune cells and nerves interact. Read more in this release, which details the study that was originally published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In this week’s show we hear from a teen girl who hasn’t started her period yet, a woman wondering if men fall in love deeper than women do in long term relationships, and a German student researching male and female speaking patterns. Listen here or click the play botton on the blue Blog Talk Radio box on the right hand column of the site.