Scicon Review
Scicon Review
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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...
Toward a Science of Consciousness 2010
Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts Toward a Science of Consciousness, April 12-17, 2010 Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona Abstract Submission Deadline December 31, 2009 Conference website:www.consciousness.arizo...
Wired for Hunger: The Brain and Obesity
From the Dana Foundation:For most of human history, food was not readily available; storing energy helped ensure survival. Humans thus evolved to eat whenever food is at hand-a tendency that in the modern world may contribute t...
Consciousness: Two College-Level Webcourses
ANNOUNCEMENT / REMINDER CONSCIOUSNESS: THE WEBCOURSE & ADVANCED SEMINAR:AN INTRODUCTION TO MIND AND BRAIN With Dr. Bernard J. Baars Center for Consciousness Studies The University of Arizona See website for course outline a...
Theta Rhythm and Memory Performance
In a recent study, Sebastian Guderian and colleagues examined the relation between theta oscillations and memory performance. During the study phase of this memory experiment, participants were presented with words and either p...
What Can Dance Teach Us about Learning?
From the Dana Foundation: We might begin to learn a dance step when someone describes it to us, but we learn it better when we physically perform the steps as we observe and imitate an instructor doing them. Scott Grafton’...
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