los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the widower of actress brittany murphy , found dead in his home sunday night , was scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery this summer , a spokesman for the actress ' mother said . british screenwriter simon monjack , 39 , was pronounced dead after the los angeles fire department was called to his hollywood home for a medical emergency , police said . health experts have said alcoholics should be prescribed a once-a-day tablet to help them curb their addiction . -lrb- file picture -rrb- . alcoholics should be offered a once-a-day tablet on the nhs to try to help them curb their addiction , health officials have said . the drug nalmefene should be made available to heavy drinkers , the national institute of health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said in new draft guidance . around 600,000 people across england and wales could benefit from the drug in their struggle against alcohol addiction , the drug 's manufacturers lundbeck estimated . the drug helps to reduce the craving for alcohol by controlling the reward mechanism in the brain . the draft guidance from nice states that nalmefene should be available as an option for those who are heavy drinkers but not those who require immediate detoxification . experts said the drug could be prescribed to those alcoholics who have already taken the first steps on their road to recovery by seeking medical advice . ` alcohol addiction is a serious issue for so many , ' said professor carole longson , director of nice 's health technology evaluation centre . ` those who could be prescribed nalmefene have already taken the first big steps in their fight against their addiction by visiting their doctor and taking part in therapy programmes . ` we are pleased to be able to make draft recommendations which can support people in their fight . ` when used alongside psychosocial interventions , nalmefene is clinically and cost effective for the nhs compared with psychosocial interventions alone . ' it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . a consultation has been opened on the draft guidance and it is expected final guidance will be published later this year . the drug nalmefene should be made available to heavy drinkers , the national institute of health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said in new draft guidance . -lrb- file picture -rrb- . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also included a barrister and a radio presenter -- showed less activity in a key area of the brain involved articulating and comprehending speech . there were no signs of foul play or criminal activity in the death , los angeles police sgt. alex ortiz said . roger neal , a spokesman for murphy 's mother , sharon , said monjack delayed the heart surgery until after a fundraising gala for the brittany murphy foundation in september . murphy , his wife of less than three years , died just five months ago . sharon murphy found monjack unconscious in his bedroom and called the fire department , a family friend said . this suggests that this group were putting less effort into the basic mechanics of speech , allowing them to devote more resources to what they were going to say next . sarcasm is often described as the lowest form of wit , but it seems you need the right kind of wits in the first place to be able to recognise it . neuroscientists have identified the area of the brain that is the key to picking up on when someone is being sarcastic . an autopsy is scheduled to be conducted tuesday , according to the los angeles county coroner 's spokeswoman . sharon murphy , who shared the house with monjack , `` loved him like a son '' and is devastated by his death , neal said . it is the same hollywood hills home where brittany murphy lived . murphy , 32 , died in december from a combination of pneumonia , an iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication , a coroner said . the drugs involved were legal and used to treat a respiratory infection , according to an autopsy . the often bubbly , free-spirited actress appeared in films such as `` clueless , '' `` 8 mile , '' `` do n't say a word '' and `` girl , interrupted . '' they found that people with damage to the right sagittal stratum - a bundle of white matter that lies between the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures in the brain - are unable to detect sarcasm . stroke survivors often suffer damage to this area of their brain and struggle to recognise when family and friends are being sarcastic . dr joe devlin , a neuroscientist at university college london , told the guardian : ` the fact that they show less activity there reflects the fact that they simply find speech less effortful and i suspect part of that has to do with practice . ' the findings may also help to explain why some people dry up completely when asked to speak . dr devlin and his colleagues used magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brains of 17 professional comedians , a radio presenter and barrister . they were asked to lie in the scanner while talking for 30 seconds on random topics without hesitation , deviation or repetition -- a task based on the bbc 4 panel show just a minute . among the comedians taking part were robin ince , who presents a show with physicist brian cox , richard herring and helen keen . she also lent her voice to animated works , including the movie `` happy feet '' -- in which she also sang -- and a regular role on the animated tv series `` king of the hill . '' they were compared against a control group of students , who , according to dr devlin , were far less adept at the task . super speakers were found to have less activity in broca 's region of the brain , shown in the image above . dr devlin said : ` one of the participants was given `` scotland '' and just said `` i 've never been there '' , and that was basically it . ` we asked them to speak about `` a perfect cup of tea '' , topics that should 've been easy for everyone . ' a lot of our interest in speaking in fluency has been about things that go wrong , such as stutters . there 's been almost no interest in how speech goes right . ' the study revealed that the same areas of the brain were activated when both the comedians and the students were speaking . market traders are known for their ability to sell almost anything to anyone due to their talent for speaking . however , the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as broca 's region . perhaps surprisingly , some studies have shown that broca 's region is also underactive in people who stutter . monjack and murphy were married in may 2007 . the couple had no children . the foundation 's gala , which still may be held , was organized to raise money for children to study music , dance and other arts , neal said . writing on his blog about being involved in the research , comedian richard herring said : ' i was secretly hoping they would discover that my grey matter was special in some way or had some additional little bend or section which enabled me to be so very funny . ` the testers did say that the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea of talking on a surprise subject very difficult . '
new : simon monjack postponed bypass surgery , spokesman says . new : autopsy scheduled for tuesday . police say no signs of foul play in death of british screenwriter . his wife , actress brittany murphy , 32 , died in december .
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the widower of actress brittany murphy , found dead in his home sunday night , was scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery this summer , a spokesman for the actress ' mother said . british screenwriter simon monjack , 39 , was pronounced dead after the los angeles fire department was called to his hollywood home for a medical emergency , police said . health experts have said alcoholics should be prescribed a once-a-day tablet to help them curb their addiction . -lrb- file picture -rrb- . alcoholics should be offered a once-a-day tablet on the nhs to try to help them curb their addiction , health officials have said . the drug nalmefene should be made available to heavy drinkers , the national institute of health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said in new draft guidance . around 600,000 people across england and wales could benefit from the drug in their struggle against alcohol addiction , the drug 's manufacturers lundbeck estimated . the drug helps to reduce the craving for alcohol by controlling the reward mechanism in the brain . the draft guidance from nice states that nalmefene should be available as an option for those who are heavy drinkers but not those who require immediate detoxification . experts said the drug could be prescribed to those alcoholics who have already taken the first steps on their road to recovery by seeking medical advice . ` alcohol addiction is a serious issue for so many , ' said professor carole longson , director of nice 's health technology evaluation centre . ` those who could be prescribed nalmefene have already taken the first big steps in their fight against their addiction by visiting their doctor and taking part in therapy programmes . ` we are pleased to be able to make draft recommendations which can support people in their fight . ` when used alongside psychosocial interventions , nalmefene is clinically and cost effective for the nhs compared with psychosocial interventions alone . ' it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . a consultation has been opened on the draft guidance and it is expected final guidance will be published later this year . the drug nalmefene should be made available to heavy drinkers , the national institute of health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said in new draft guidance . -lrb- file picture -rrb- . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also just a minute . among the comedians taking part were robin ince , who presents a show with physicist brian cox , richard herring and helen keen . she also lent her voice to animated works , including the movie `` happy feet '' -- in which she also sang -- and a regular role on the animated tv series `` king of the hill . '' they were compared against a control group of students , who , according to dr devlin , were far less adept at the task . super speakers were found to have less activity in broca 's region of the brain , shown in the image above . dr devlin said : ` one of the participants was given `` scotland '' and just said `` i 've never been there '' , and that was basically it . ` we asked them to speak about `` a perfect cup of tea '' , topics that should 've been easy for everyone . ' a lot of our interest in speaking in fluency has been about things that go wrong , such as stutters . there 's been almost no interest in how speech goes right . ' the study revealed that the same areas of the brain were activated when both the comedians and the students were speaking . market traders are known for their ability to sell almost anything to anyone due to their talent for speaking . however , the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as broca 's region . perhaps surprisingly , some studies have shown that broca 's region is also underactive in people who stutter . monjack and murphy were married in may 2007 . the couple had no children . the foundation 's gala , which still may be held , was organized to raise money for children to study music , dance and other arts , neal said . writing on his blog about being involved in the research , comedian richard herring said : ' i was secretly hoping they would discover that my grey matter was special in some way or had some additional little bend or section which enabled me to be so very funny . ` the testers did say that the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea of talking on a surprise subject very difficult . '
, ' said professor carole longson , director of nice 's health technology evaluation centre . ` those who could be prescribed nalmefene have already taken the first big steps in their fight against their addiction by visiting their doctor and taking part in therapy programmes . ` we are pleased to be able to make draft recommendations which can support people in their fight . ` when used alongside psychosocial interventions , nalmefene is clinically and cost effective for the nhs compared with psychosocial interventions alone . ' it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . a consultation has been opened on the draft guidance and it is expected final guidance will be published later this year . the drug nalmefene should be made available to heavy drinkers , the national institute of health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said in new draft guidance . -lrb- file picture -rrb- . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also allowing them to devote more resources to what they were going to say next . sarcasm is often described as the lowest form of wit , but it seems you need the right kind of wits in the first place to be able to recognise it . neuroscientists have identified the area of the brain that is the key to picking up on when someone is being sarcastic . an autopsy is scheduled to be conducted tuesday , according to the los angeles county coroner 's spokeswoman . sharon murphy , who shared the house with monjack , `` loved him like a son '' and is devastated by his death , neal said . it is the same hollywood hills home where brittany murphy lived . murphy family and friends are being sarcastic . dr joe devlin , a neuroscientist at university college london , told the guardian : ` the fact that they show less activity there reflects the fact that they simply find speech less effortful and i suspect part of that has to do with practice . ' the findings may also help to explain why some people dry up completely when asked to speak . dr devlin and his colleagues used magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brains of 17 professional comedians , a radio presenter and barrister . they were asked to lie in the scanner while talking for 30 seconds on random topics without hesitation , deviation or repetition -- a task based on the bbc 4 panel show just a minute . among the comedians taking part were robin ince , who presents a show with physicist brian cox , richard herring and helen keen . she also lent her voice to animated works , including the movie `` happy feet '' -- in which she also sang -- and a regular role on the animated tv series `` king of the hill . '' they were compared against a control group of students , who , according to dr devlin , were far less adept at the task . super speakers were found to have less activity in broca 's region of the brain , shown in the image above . dr devlin said : ` one of the participants was given `` scotland '' and just said `` i 've never been there '' , and that was basically it . ` we asked them to speak about `` a perfect cup of tea '' , topics that should 've been easy for everyone . ' a lot of our interest in speaking in fluency has been about things that go wrong , such as stutters . there 's been almost no interest in how speech goes right . ' the study revealed that the same areas of the brain were activated when both the comedians and the students were speaking . market traders are known for their ability to sell almost anything to anyone due to their talent for speaking . however , the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as broca 's region . perhaps surprisingly , some studies have shown that broca 's region is also underactive in people who stutter . monjack and murphy were married in may 2007 . the couple had no children . the foundation 's gala , which still may be held , was organized to raise money for children to study music , dance and other arts , neal said . writing on his blog about being involved in the research , comedian richard herring said : ' i was secretly hoping they would discover that my grey matter was special in some way or had some additional little bend or section which enabled me to be so very funny . ` the testers did say that the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea of talking on a surprise subject very difficult . '
los angeles, california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the widower actress brittany murphy found sunday was scheduled undergo heart bypass surgery this summer a spokesman the actress ' mother british screenwriter simon monjack, 39 was pronounced dead after the los angeles fire department was his hollywood home for, health experts said alcoholics prescribed once tablet curb. -lrb- file picture. alcoholics should offered once tablet on the nhs to try curb, health officials the drug nalmefene should made heavy drinkers, the national institute health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said new draft guidance. around 600,000 people across england wales could benefit the drug in their struggle alcohol addiction, the drug 's manufacturers lundbeck estimated the drug helps the craving controlling the reward mechanism in. the draft guidance from nice states nalmefene should available as those heavy drinkers but not those require immediate detoxification. experts said the drug prescribed those alcoholics already the first steps their road by seeking. ` alcohol addiction so, ' professor carole longson, director nice 's health technology evaluation centre. ` those could prescribed nalmefene have already taken the first big steps their fight their addiction by visiting part therapy programmes. ` we pleased be make draft recommendations which can support people their fight. ` when used alongside psychosocial interventions, nalmefene is clinically cost the nhs compared alone ' it a skill employed stand-up comedians, politicians market traders alike -- an effortless way with words persuade, cajole tease. now scientists believe evidence what lie ` the gift the gab '. a consultation has opened the draft guidance and it final guidance later. the drug nalmefene should made heavy drinkers, the national institute health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said new draft guidance. -lrb- file picture. brain scans on a group professional comedians has differences these ` super speakers ' work while talking. the ultimate wheeler dealer, del boy 's gift of the gab came a difference his brain compared the less silver tongued among, the super speakers -- which also included a barrister a radio presenter showed less activity a key area involved articulating and. there were no signs the death, los angeles police sgt alex ortiz said. roger neal, a spokesman murphy 's mother, sharon monjack delayed the heart surgery a fundraising gala the brittany murphy foundation september murphy, his wife of died just five sharon murphy found monjack unconscious his bedroom and called the fire department, a family friend this suggests this group were putting less effort the basic mechanics speech, allowing devote what going next. sarcasm is often described the lowest form wit, seems you need the right kind wits in recognise. neuroscientists identified the area the key picking on when someone being sarcastic. an autopsy is scheduled tuesday, according the los angeles county coroner 's spokeswoman. sharon murphy, who shared the house monjack `` loved like '' is devastated, neal said. it the same hollywood hills home where brittany murphy lived. murphy, 32 died december from a combination, an iron deficiency multiple drug intoxication a coroner said. the drugs involved were legal used a respiratory infection, according an autopsy. the often bubbly, free-spirited actress appeared films `` clueless, `` 8 mile do n't say `` girl, interrupted. '' they found people with damage the right sagittal stratum - a bundle white matter lies in unable detect sarcasm. stroke survivors often suffer damage this area struggle recognise when family and being sarcastic. dr joe devlin, a neuroscientist university college london told the guardian : ` the fact they show less activity there reflects simply find speech effortful i suspect part has practice. ' the findings may also dry completely asked speak. dr devlin and his colleagues used 17 professional comedians, a radio presenter barrister. they asked lie the scanner while talking for on random topics without hesitation, deviation or repetition -- a task based the bbc 4 panel show just a minute. among the comedians taking were robin ince, who presents a show with physicist brian cox richard herring helen keen. she also lent animated works, the movie `` happy feet '' -- in also sang -- a regular role king. '' they compared against a control group students,, according dr devlin far adept the task. super speakers were found less activity broca 's region, shown the image dr devlin said : ` one the participants given `` scotland '' just said i 've there '', that basically. ` we asked them speak `` a perfect cup '', topics should 've easy everyone. ' a lot our interest speaking in fluency has about things go wrong, such stutters. there 's almost no interest how speech goes right. ' the study revealed the same areas both the comedians speaking. market traders are known sell almost anything to due their talent speaking. however, the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels activity an area broca 's region. perhaps surprisingly, some studies that broca 's region also underactive people stutter monjack and murphy were married may 2007. the couple had no children. the foundation 's gala, still may held, was organized children to study music, dance, neal writing on being involved the research, comedian richard herring said : i secretly hoping they discover my grey matter special in had some additional little bend or section which enabled be so very funny. ` the testers did say the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea talking a surprise subject very. '
, ' said professor carole longson , director of nice 's health technology evaluation centre . ` those who could be prescribed nalmefene have already taken the first big steps in their fight against their addiction by visiting their doctor and taking part in therapy programmes . ` we are pleased to be able to make draft recommendations which can support people in their fight . ` when used alongside psychosocial interventions , nalmefene is clinically and cost effective for the nhs compared with psychosocial interventions alone . ' it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . a consultation has been opened on the draft guidance and it is expected final guidance will be published later this year . the drug nalmefene should be made available to heavy drinkers , the national institute of health and care excellence -lrb- nice -rrb- said in new draft guidance . -lrb- file picture -rrb- . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also just a minute . among the comedians taking part were robin ince , who presents a show with physicist brian cox , richard herring and helen keen . she also lent her voice to animated works , including the movie `` happy feet '' -- in which she also sang -- and a regular role on the animated tv series `` king of the hill . '' they were compared against a control group of students , who , according to dr devlin , were far less adept at the task . super speakers were found to have less activity in broca 's region of the brain , shown in the image above . dr devlin said : ` one of the participants was given `` scotland '' and just said `` i 've never been there '' , and that was basically it . ` we asked them to speak about `` a perfect cup of tea '' , topics that should 've been easy for everyone . ' a lot of our interest in speaking in fluency has been about things that go wrong , such as stutters . there 's been almost no interest in how speech goes right . ' the study revealed that the same areas of the brain were activated when both the comedians and the students were speaking . market traders are known for their ability to sell almost anything to anyone due to their talent for speaking . however , the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as broca 's region . perhaps surprisingly , some studies have shown that broca 's region is also underactive in people who stutter . monjack and murphy were married in may 2007 . the couple had no children . the foundation 's gala , which still may be held , was organized to raise money for children to study music , dance and other arts , neal said . writing on his blog about being involved in the research , comedian richard herring said : ' i was secretly hoping they would discover that my grey matter was special in some way or had some additional little bend or section which enabled me to be so very funny . ` the testers did say that the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea of talking on a surprise subject very difficult . '
 The text appears to be discussing the role of Professor Carol Longson in the field of health technology evaluation. She is described as a skilled comedian and speaker who has worked with various organizations, including the NHS. The text mentions her involvement in a project called "Nice" which aims to support people in their fight against addiction. It also highlights her ability to make complex information accessible and entertaining, making her a sought-after speaker.