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Right hemisphere lesions and attention

What is the nature of attention deficits following right side lesions? A common syndrome is the unilateral neglect phenomenon. However, even if patients do not meet the criteria for such a disorder, right hemispheric lesions pr...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Self-space in the brain

One building block of our sense of self is thought to be a body experience — a physical boundary that separates oneself from the environment. In a study published in Neuropsychologia Graziano & Cooke focus on two spec...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Evolution and autism

In an article to be published in a forthcoming issue of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Dr Christopher Badcock and Professor Bernard Crespi explore the ‘imprinted brain hypothesis’ to explain the cause and effect o...
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Knowing where your limbs are

A new experiment has shed more light on the multi-decade debate about how the brain knows where limbs are without looking at them.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Aggression gene and impulse control

A version of a gene previously linked to impulsive violence appears to weaken brain circuits that regulate impulses, emotional memory and thinking in humans, researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Nation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Call for papers — The Visible Curriculum

There is now a call for submissions in the journal Visual Studies on a special issue called “The Visible Curriculum”.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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Meeting of minds — social neuroscience

The neural mechanisms in social cognition are yet to be understood. In this article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience David Amodio and Chris Frith propose a model of medial frontal cortical function in social cognition.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consciousness & Cognition

A new issue from Consciousness & Cognition is out. Articles include on the use of phenomenology in experiments, task-unrelated images and thoughts, and mindreading.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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New issue: Journal of Consciousness Studies

A new issue of JCS is out; a special issue on epiphenomenalism. Other articles include book reviews and a conference report.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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