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"Modafinil is just the first of a wave of new lifestyle drugs that promise to do for sleep what the contraceptive pill did for sex - unshackle it from nature." Hell yes - I'll buy all you ca
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 3 Users, more info saveMind Tools for Success and Self Development
New breakthrough discoveries by Neuroscience and Quantum Physics have given birth to a whole new technology of tools to
>30 days ago by NerdGod, 1 User, more info saveMorality, Psychopaths and Emotions
The Frontal Cortex
>30 days ago by raymondbrown, 1 User, more info saveBRAINMAPS.ORG
BRAIN ATLAS, BRAIN MAPS, BRAIN STRUCTURE, NEUROINFORMATICS, BRAIN, STEREOTAXIC ATLAS, NEUROSCIENCE
>30 days ago by raymondbrown, 1 User, more info saveThe Daily Transcript: Mirror Neurons, Empathy, Autism
Video about mirror neurons
>30 days ago by raymondbrown, 1 User, more info saveWhen Worry Hijacks The Brain - TIME
article by TIME on people who suffer with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
>30 days ago by mikey, 1 User, more info saveA Shocking Idea: Nerves Might Run on Sound, Not Electri ...
"...you might be surprised to learn that no one knows exactly how anesthetics stop nerves from carrying pain signals. That's why two scientists believe that we really don’t know how nerves work a
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveResearch deciphers 'déjà-vu' brain mechanics
"...they have identified for the first time a neuronal mechanism that helps us rapidly distinguish similar, yet distinct, places. The discovery helps explain the sensation of déjà vu." Intri
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveThis is your brain on Google
"We already know we can trigger neurons mechanically ... You can interact directly with the brain without implanted electrodes. Then the next step is being able to think something and have it hap
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveForgetfulness is a tool of the brain
"...the brain only chooses to remember memories it thinks are most relevant, and actively suppresses those that are similar but less used, helping to lessen the cognitive load and prevent confusi
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMove to create less clumsy robots
"The work at the University of Granada is concentrating on the design of microchips that incorporate a full neuronal system, emulating the way the cerebellum interacts with the human nervous syst
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLearning, Memory, And Progress Toward A Living Chip
"The ability to record information in a manmade network of neurons is a step toward a cyborg-like integration of living material into memory chips."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCan culture dictate the way we see?
"Researchers found that the brains of older East Asian people respond less strongly to changes in the foreground of images than those of their Western counterparts."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveIBM performs computer simulation of mouse brain-substra ...
"IBM researchers [...] assembled a simulated mouse cortical hemisphere (that is, a functional half of a mouse brain) on one of the smaller BlueGene/L supercomputers. They then ran the simulation.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveScientists say nerves use sound, not electricity
"The common view that nerves transmit impulses through electricity is wrong and they really transmit sound, according to a team of Danish scientists..." Via Slashdot.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveTapping Brains for Future Crimes
"A team of neuroscientists announced a scientific breakthrough last week in the use of brain scans to discover what's on someone's mind." Criminal justice, meet determinism. Ouch. This could
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHow Hallucinogens Play Their Mind-Bending Games
"...a team of researchers [...] may finally have found the cause of the swirling textures, blurry visions and signal-crossing synesthesia brought on by hallucinogenic drugs like LSD..." My i
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveBrains can tell the difference between metaphor and iro ...
"...our semantic distinction between irony and metaphor actually corresponds to real differences in how the brain processes those statements." Well, *that* was counter-intuitive
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveActivation Of Brain Region Predicts Altruism
"Although understanding the function of this brain region may not necessarily identify what drives people like Mother Theresa, it may give clues to the origins of important social behaviors like
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveNeural 'extension cord' developed for brain implants
"A "data cable" made from stretched nerve cells could someday help connect computers to the human nervous system. The modified cells should form better connections with human tissue tha
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveBrain scans predict shoppers' purchasing choices
"When people see something they want to purchase, a portion of the brain called the nucleus accumbens "lights up" on a brain scan." I can hear Bill Hicks spinning in his grave.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveTaxi drivers' knowledge helps their brains grow
"Satellite navigation systems can stunt your brain, preventing it from developing, according to scientists. They have discovered that taxi drivers have actually grown more brain cells because of
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save