2009-03-13 Spike activity Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:The Psychologist has a free bonus edition that collects some of its most popular articles.A newly released report from the UN argues we should legalise illicit drugs to tackle organised crime.The New York Times reports 'Religious Thoughts and Feelings Not Limited to One Part of Brain'. No shit Sherlock.The battle for Broca's Area is expertly c
2009-03-20 Spike activity Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:Wired reports that Japanese 'detergent suicide' technique creeps into U.S. To the bunkers! BBC News has a video of a creepy but strangely seductive fembot from a Japanese tech firm.Kraepelin´s Grandchildren is an interesting new Spanish-language brain blog.Daniel Dennett does an interesting TED lecture on the counter-intuitive link between evo
Encephalon 66 with just the facts, ma'am The 66th edition of the Encephalon psychology and neuroscience writing carnival was published a few days ago and I'm only just catching up with the world. However, it's got a great round-up of some of the best mind and brain blogging and is hosted by Ionian Enchantment.A couple of my favourites include Neurotopia on problems with the popular but wrong serotonin theory of depression, and one from
2009-03-27 Spike activity Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:Brain Hammer is on fire at the moment, lots of great posts on philosophy of mind.Dodgy fMRI 'lie detection' evidence to be submitted as evidence in court, reports Frontal Cortex and piece from Wired. Next in court, lie detection through reading the clouds.Alzheimer International has an awesome short promo video. In Spanish but you don't need t
Encephalon 67 raises a toast The 67th edition of the Encephalon psychology and neuroscience carnival has just appeared online, this time put together by the Neuroskeptic blog.A couple of my favourites include Neurophilosophy on the neuroscience of phantom limbs - apotemnophilia, missing after amputation or additional to the normal four, and a couple of good posts on the neuropsychology of religious belief from NeuroWhoa!.The
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