The idea that stimuli or insults during critical or sensitive periods in early life can have lifetime consequences is well established in developmental biology and has been termed “programming.” The first evidence for programming, obtained over 100 years ago, confirmed the critical period for imprinting in birds. Programming stimuli may be generated endogenously (for instance, internal hormonal...

This paper1 proposes a new approach to mental imagery that has the potential for resolving an old debate. We show that the methods by which fractals emerge from dynamical systems provide a natural computational framework for the relationship between the “deep” representations of long-term visual memory and the “surface” representations of the visual array, a distinction which was proposed by (K...

Debates about the moral dilemmas of euthanasia date back to ancient times. Many of the historical arguments used for and against the practice remain valid today. Indeed, any form of discussion on the subject often provokes emotive responses, both from members of the medical profession and the general public. For this reason alone, the issue will continue to be debated at all levels of society. ...

The in-office dispensing of topical skin care products by dermatologists is a source of frequent debate. Guidelines for proper dispensing have been penned by various medical organizations, yet the controversy continues. With the increasing number of physician-dispensed lines available for sale, combined with mounting medical financial issues, the ongoing debate surrounding in-office dispensing ...

Introduction Antibiotic stewardship programs are multidisciplinary initiatives whose primary aim is to optimize antibiotic usage. Th e Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Health Care Epidemiology of America (SHEA) published guidelines for antimicrobial stewardship in 2007 aimed at providing information on how to establish such programs within health care institution...

Received: 13 August 2013; accepted: 13 August 2013; published online: 20 August 2013. Citation: Frontiers in Genetics Editorial Office (2013) Retraction: GMO debate: inconclusive. Front. Genet. 4:169. doi: 10.3389/fgene. 2013.00169 This article was submitted to Plant Genetics and Genomics, a section of the journal Frontiers in Genetics. Copyright © 2013 Frontiers in Genetics Editorial Office. T...

One of the oldest arguments in the history of psychology is the Nature vs Nurture debate. Each of these sides have good points that it's really hard to decide whether a person's development is predisposed in his DNA, or a majority of it is influenced by this life experiences and his environment. As of now, we know that both nature and nurture play important roles in human development, but we ha...

Risk analysis has become as controversial as the new technologies it seeks t o assess. It grew, particularly in the 1970s, to provide scientific expertise required by government officials, companies, and the public, faced with having to make decisions concerning the use bf new techniques, new energy sources, and new types of installations. These promise many benefits while also being potentiall...

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It is my great pleasure to introduce this special issue on specific language impairment (SLI). The special issue re-examines the diagnostic criteria for SLI and questions whether the term ‘SLI’ should continue be used as a diagnostic label for children with ‘unexplained language problems’ (the term used by Bishop 2014 in her lead article). This special issue has come about because of increasing...