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Fear in Love: Attachment, Abuse, and the Developing Brain
From: The Dana Foundation Editor’s note: Why do abused children attach and remain attached to abusive parents? In this article, Dr. Regina Sullivan explains how her research with rat pups has led to greater understanding of t...
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Center for Consciousness Studies Conference: May2-8, 2011
The Center for Consciousness Studies promotes open, rigorous discussion of all phenomena relating to conscious experience. Their annual conference is being held May 2-8, 2011, at the Aula Magna Hall, at Stockholm University i...
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A Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
From: The New York Times PITTSBURGH — On a cold, wet afternoon not long ago, Aron Reznick sat in the lounge of a home for the elderly here, his silver hair neatly combed, his memory a fog. He could not remember Thanksgiving d...
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Neuroscience 2010 in San Diego Nov 13-17
Neuroscience 2010, the 40th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, is scheduled for Nov. 13-17 in San Diego, CA at the San Diego Convention Center. Through lectures, symposia, workshops, and events, attendees experi...
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The Vegetative State and the Science of Consciousness
Article in British Journal for the Philosophy of Science N. Shea, T. Bayne Abstract Consciousness in experimental subjects is typically inferred from reports and other forms of voluntary behaviour. A wealth of everyday experien...
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Hypnosis Leads to Heightened Brain Waves and Levels of Consciousness
From: Natural News Many people are wary of hypnosis because they are not educated on the topic. Hypnosis is a natural state and many people reach this state of consciousness every day without even realizing it. When you drive a...
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The Default Network: Your Mind, on Its Own Time
From The Dana Foundation: Studies about the brain usually focus on neural activity during the completion of a specific task—remembering a series of words, for example. But over the last 20 years, researchers have been interes...
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Seizing an Opportunity: Broader Definitions of Epilepsy May Lead to Better Treatments
From The Dana Foundation: There is not just one type of epilepsy. While some forms of the disease are characterized by convulsive seizures, others involve seizures that are barely noticeable. Seizures can occur for many reasons...
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What research paradigms have cognitive psychologists used to study “False memory,” and what are the implications of these choices?
K. Pezdek, S. Lam Article in Consciousness and Cognition Abstract This research examines the methodologies employed by cognitive psychologists to study “false memory“, and assesses if these methodologies are likely ...
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Could an Experimental Memory Drug Put an End to “Senior Moments”?
From: Discover Magazine Online: A new drug seems to be able to reverse normal age-related memory decline in old mice–like a face-lift for neurons, bringing them back to their younger days. The results of the experimental trea...