Category Archives: Neuroscience

Interesting articles about the brain

Teenage Brains – Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Teenage Brains – Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine.

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The Cognitive Science of Rationality – Less Wrong

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

The Cognitive Science of Rationality – Less Wrong.

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Quantum minds: Why we think like quarks – life – 05 September 2011 – New Scientist

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Quantum minds: Why we think like quarks – life – 05 September 2011 – New Scientist.

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Learning to Cope With a Mind’s Taunting Voices – NYTimes.com

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/health/07lives.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23

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The Brain: The Trouble With Teens | Memory, Emotions, & Decisions | DISCOVER Magazine

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

http://m.discovermagazine.com/2011/mar/24-the-brain-the-trouble-with-teens

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The Brain: A Body Fit for a Freaky-Big Brain | Mind & Brain | DISCOVER Magazine

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

http://m.discovermagazine.com/2011/jul-aug/06-body-fit-for-freaky-big-brain

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Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer, Dies at 27 – NYTimes.com

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/arts/music/amy-winehouse-british-soul-singer-dies-at-27.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28

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The Singularity is Far: A Neuroscientist’s View – Boing Boing

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

http://m.boingboing.net/2011/07/14/far.html

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Simon Baron-Cohen | The Browser

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

http://m.thebrowser.com/interviews/simon-baron-cohen-on-empathy?utm_source=The+Browser%2527s+mailing+list&utm_campaign=a6980e6a36-Newsletter&utm_medium=email

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Brain: The Inside Story | American Museum of Natural History

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/brain/

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Phys Ed: How Exercise Boosts Mood – NYTimes.com

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/why-exercise-makes-us-feel-good/

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Why Our Monkey Brains Are Prone to Procrastination (No, It’s Not Just Laziness or Lack Of Willpower) | | AlterNet

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

http://www.alternet.org/story/151514/why_our_monkey_brains_are_prone_to_procrastination_%28no%2C_it%27s_not_just_laziness_or_lack_of_willpower%29?akid=7232.6408.1v-Tfe&rd=1&t=15 [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Housing and Mental Illness

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

Housing and Mental Illness [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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On the Matter of Empathy

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On the Matter of Empathy [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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David Carmel on Consciousness

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

David Carmel on Consciousness [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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The Brain on Trial

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

The Brain on Trial [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Cross-check: Defending Stephen Jay Gould’s Crusade against Biological Determinism

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Cross-check: Defending Stephen Jay Gould’s Crusade against Biological Determinism.

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The Brain A Tiny Key to a Terrible Lock

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

The Brain A Tiny Key to a Terrible Lock [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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The Biology of Ethics – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

The Biology of Ethics – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Roundworm Could Unlock Secrets of the Human Brain – NYTimes.com

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Roundworm Could Unlock Secrets of the Human Brain – NYTimes.com.

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Implant could wirelessly relay brain signals to paralyzed limbs

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Implant could wirelessly relay brain signals to paralyzed limbs [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Does a brain quirk foster creativity? From Kandinsky to Nabokov, many artists have had synesthesia, a condition where people assign colors to letters

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Does a brain quirk foster creativity? From Kandinsky to Nabokov, many artists have had synesthesia, a condition where people assign colors to letters [Posted with iBlogger from my iPod touch]

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New brain imaging method sheds light on the nature of consciousness

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

New brain imaging method sheds light on the nature of consciousness [Posted with iBlogger from my iPod touch]

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What Bats, Bombs and Sharks Taught Us about Hearing [Video]

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

What Bats, Bombs and Sharks Taught Us about Hearing [Video] [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Where is pi?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Where is pi? [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Criminal Minds Adrian Raine thinks brain scans can identify children who may become killers

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Criminal Minds Adrian Raine thinks brain scans can identify children who may become killers [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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There is no such thing as a zebra | Neuroself

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Zebras http://neuroself.com/2011/06/13/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-zebra/ [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Peter Gibson, What is A Priori Knowledge?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Peter Gibson, What is A Priori Knowledge? [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Junk Food, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity and Gambling Feel so Good

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Junk Food, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity and Gambling Feel so Good [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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PLoS ONE: Religious Factors and Hippocampal Atrophy in Late Life

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

PLoS ONE: Religious Factors and Hippocampal Atrophy in Late Life.

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Artwork that flourishes after brain damage can shed light for researchers – Los Angeles Times

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Artwork that flourishes after brain damage can shed light for researchers – Los Angeles Times.

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Wired 11.10: Till Death Do Us Part

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Wired 11.10: Till Death Do Us Part.

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Joined for Life, and Living Life to the Full – New York Times

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Joined for Life, and Living Life to the Full – New York Times.

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Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind? – NYTimes.com

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind? – NYTimes.com.

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Our data, ourselves – The Boston Globe

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Our data, ourselves – The Boston Globe.

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Physics and the Immortality of the Soul | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

http://mblogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/05/23/physics-and-the-immortality-of-the-soul/

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delanceyplace.com 5/26/11 – a higher i.q. score

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

delanceyplace.com 5/26/11 – a higher i.q. score [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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The Boy With The Incredible Brain

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

The Boy With The Incredible Brain.

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What color is the letter “E”? – Imprint – Salon.com

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

What color is the letter “E”? – Imprint – Salon.com.

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Very Short List – Wired

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Very Short List.

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The Neurology Of Near-Death Experiences

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

The Neurology Of Near-Death Experiences [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Chess Masters

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Chess Masters [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Researchers simulate schizophrenia in a computer

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Researchers simulate schizophrenia in a computer.

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“The Unleashed Mind”

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

“The Unleashed Mind” [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science [Posted with iBlogger from my iPod touch]

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Alfred Freedman, a Leader in Psychiatry, Dies at 94

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Alfred Freedman, a Leader in Psychiatry, Dies at 94 [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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THE POSSIBILIAN What a brush with death taught David Eagleman about the mysteries of time and the brain.

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

THE POSSIBILIAN What a brush with death taught David Eagleman about the mysteries of time and the brain. [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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Formerly Blind Children Shed Light on a Centuries-Old Puzzle

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Formerly Blind Children Shed Light on a Centuries-Old Puzzle [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With?

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With? [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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“Compass of Pleasure”: Sex, drugs and volunteer work

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

“Compass of Pleasure”: Sex, drugs and volunteer work [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

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