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Call for papers and poster proposals — ASSC 10
The tenth annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness will be held from June 23rd to June 26th, 2006 in Oxford. The meeting will be notable as the tenth anniversary of the first ASSC meeting. It ...
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Religious belief
Is religious belief a part of human nature? Why did it evolve? When did we start believing in gods? Why do so many people believe in the paranormal? In this 12-page special report, New Scientist examines the science of belief. ...
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Exploring the boundaries of experience and self
Where are the boundaries of conscious experience and self, and why do these boundaries exist? How do they develop in interaction with parents, carers and others? A September conference at St. Anne’s College, Oxford, focus...
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Most read articles in Cognitive Brain Research — Decision making
Among the 25 hottest (i.e. most read) articles in the journal Cognitive Brain Research, many are about decision making. Here we bring the chart-toppers. For some of the articles we have also found full PDF links.
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Perspectives on memory and cognition
We are pleased to invite you to Aarhus, Denmark, to participate in a conference on Perspectives on Memory and Cognition. Six internationally recognized scholars have accepted our invitation to give an invited address on a topic...
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Cognition & Emotion
A new issue of Cognition & Emotion is out. It includes articles on the effects of peripheral feedback on emotional behaviour, anxiety and depression, and fear and eye-gaze.
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Foetal pain reviewed
When should we call a foetus a human being? When can we accept that the foetus experiences pain? According to this latest study by Mellor and colleagues, the current understanding of pain perception during development is still ...
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Cognitive science and neuro-psycho-pathologies?
What cognitive science can learn from neuro- psycho-pathologies? This is the theme for a forthcoming conference at the University of Central Florida. This conference will explore various approaches to understanding both neuropa...
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Suppressing emotions
What happens when we suppress emotional thoughts or behaviour? In a study by Ohira and colleagues, it was shown that active suppression of emotions led to distinct patterns of activation. Areas activated in this PET study inclu...
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Critical remarks about art in the brain
An online published paper by John Hyman provides a thorough criticism of two major contributors to the emergent field of neuroaesthetics, V.S. Ramachandran and Semir Zeki.