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Self-Serve Brains
The concept of identity theft assumes an entirely new meaning for people with brain injuries that rob them of their sense of self—the unspoken certainty that one exists as a person in a flesh—bounded body with a unique set ...
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Nalmafene for your ludomania
A new study demonstrates that Nalmefene, an experimental drug, has positive treatment effects on compulsive gambling. It works through making gambling become less thrilling and compelling.
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Dreaming 15 (4)
A new issue of Dreaming is out, including articles on both methodological as well as clinical and theoretical approaches.
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Does Consciousness Cause Behavior?
Our intuition tells us that we, our conscious selves, cause our own voluntary acts. Yet scientists have long questioned this; Thomas Huxley, for example, in 1874 compared mental events to a steam whistle that contributes nothin...
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Beyond the learning curve: The construction of mind
This new book takes the view that learning is a major influence on the nature of the processes and representations that fill our minds. Beyond the Learning Curve is a thought provoking and challenging new text for students and ...
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An update on anxiety
It unclear today whether anxiety states should be thought of as several distinct diagnostic entities, or as one broadly conceived syndrome with no clear boundaries between various manifestations of anxiety. In this review by Vl...
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Self and personality stability in ageing
A recent meta-analysis by Roberts, Walton and Viechtbauer published in Psychological Bulletin demonstrate that personality traits change over time. Some things that change over time is our social interactions, they find, and ou...
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Plenary Schedule for TSC 2006
The plenary program for the 2006 Tucson consciousness conference is now complete. The four keynote speakers will be Temple Grandin, Douglas Hofstadter, John Searle, and Giulio Tononi. The complete plenary program, 21 concurrent...
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Cognition, emotion and the cerebellum
The traditional teaching that the cerebellum is purely a motor control device no longer appears valid, if, indeed, ever it was. There is increasing recognition that the cerebellum contributes to cognitive processing and emotion...
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Inner vision
The latest issue of Scientific American Mind, INNER VISION, is now available at Scientific American Digital. It includes some free, featured articles. Scientific American SciAm Mind