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Shadow of perception in schizophrenia
In the latest Nature Neurosicence, Jane Qiu reviews some of the recent theories of schizophrenia indicating that the desease is caused not by any particular brain region, but rather a global across the board problem in neuronal...
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Change blindness: past, present, and future
Daniel Simons along with Ron Rensink have published a new article on Change blindness. Although there has been must discussion on the issue already, they provide a much needed analysis of its real and fictional implications.
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The truth about lies
Nature.com has an article on using fMRI as a new enhanced form of polygraph by Rachel Jones. Although interesting, is “More activity” in the brain an indication of lying? I don’t find that very good! Using fMR...
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Core mechanisms in “theory of mind”
Abstract Our ability to understand the thoughts and feelings of other people does not initially develop as a theory but as a mechanism. The ‘theory of mind’ mechanism (ToMM) is part of the core architecture of the h...
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The Origin of Mind
Darwin considered an understanding of the evolution of the human mind and brain to be of major importance to the evolutionary sciences. This ground-breaking book sets out a comprehensive, integrated theory of why and how the hu...