Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
The Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness: A Brief Dictionary
Authored by Talis Bachmann, Bruno Breitmeyer, Haluk Ogmen Experimental Phenomena of Consciousness is the definitive collection of consciousness phenomena in which awareness emerges as an experimental variable. With its comprehe...
Visual hallucinations in brain recovery
As if it was not bad enough to suffer from a brain injury following such as stroke, many sufferers of injury to visual areas also report experiences of hallucinations. Interestingly, these reports should not necessarily be unde...
Latest articles on executive functions and will
The scientific study of choice, aka decision making, willed action or executive functions, has provided plenty of new articles just during the past few weeks. Here we provide some of them.
CSBBCS 17th Annual Meeting
The Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) is a non-profit organization whose primary function is to advance Canadian research in experimental psychology and behavioral neuroscience. The 17th annua...
Early Neural Correlates of Conscious Somatosensory Perception
Abstract of Early Neural Correlates of Conscious Somatosensory Perception, in the Journal of Neuroscience. The cortical processing of consciously perceived and unperceived somatosensory stimuli is thought to be identical during...
The 13th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping
The 13th annual meeting for the Organization of Human Brain Mapping will be held in Chicago, Illinois at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers from June 10-14. The purpose of the Organization is to advance the understanding o...
Latest Articles
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YOU ARE CONSCIOUS, AND SO AM I
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A Single Word, Many Perspectives: Consciousness
- A Unique Approach to Science Education
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Treating Sciencephobia – Or, how to read real science without getting a nervous breakdown.
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Women not to blame for obesity – but estrogens might be.
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The Kim Kardashian hypothesis of beauty.
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Is ROBO2 really a language gene? Hmmm…
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Cat bug changes behavior – NY Times Science Section
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Be nice to your Precuneus – it might be your real self…
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Acupuncture triggers neurotransmitters in the body
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Flatworm ejaculation is triggered by dopamine… a lesson in ultraconservation.
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Turn the lights off when you sleep: Melatonin and cancer treatment.
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You couldn’t be cuter — the power of the baby schema.
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From The Web – 7 kittens and a flying toy
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The sexiest mammal on earth?
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Microbes may trigger Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Has the Turing test really been cracked?
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Where does visual input become conscious? (Baars, hat tip to Prof. Alumit Ishai)
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Flow in the Zone 2013
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Winter SADness? Stick a light in your ear!
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Love a Gradient
