Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Can we improve mind reading?
Is it possible to improve our ability to read other’s minds? In the case of mind-reading disabilities such as that found in autism spectrum disorder, it has been suggested that it is possible to train patients to become b...
Scientists Try to Predict Intentions
In case you didn’t hear about it there are recent claims that brain scanners can predict people’s action before they act. Here is a report from Associated Press. At a laboratory in Germany, volunteers slide into a d...
Out-of-body experiences may be caused by arousal system disturbances in brain
Near death, sleep-wake transition have same likelihood of correlating to out-of-body experiences Having an out-of-body experience may seem far-fetched to some, but for those with arousal system disturbances in their brains, it ...
Bipolar depression — treatment and perils
Why is it seemingly more difficult to treat bipolar depression than bipolar mania? Why does it seem so hard to get the FDA to approve medications for bipolar depression? Medscape brings the latest news.
Scrub-jays plan for the future
A recent paper in Nature, which came out of Nicky Clayton’s lab at the University of Cambridge, reports on the ability of western scrub-jays to plan for the future. The findings of this paper, by Raby et al., suggest that scr...
Biological Psychiatry — Special issue on autism
The journal Biological Psychiatry has a special issue on the autism spectrum, its diagnosis and treatment. It is a comprehensive yet diverse collection of multidisciplinary treatment of the issue, containing articles onautism a...
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