Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Ramachandran interview
Sashi Kumar has a conversation with Professor V.S. Ramachandran, world-renowned explorer of the human brain, on neuroscience, philosophy, consciousness and beyond.
Is language changing your personality?
Can language alter your personality? In this study by Ramírez-Esparza et al. results suggest that switching between language in Spanish and English bilinguals also changes personality traits.
Greater control in Tourette’s
New evidence suggests that young people with Tourette’s syndrome actually exhibit a greater level of cognitive control over their movements than their non-affected peers do.
Inhibiting the executive brain
A new study using Transcranial magnetic stimulation now identifies sub-components in executive functioning and their neural substrates.
Thalamic lesions and consciousness
What happens following injury to the thalamus? In this case study Edelstyn, Hunter & Ellis demonstrate a patient with dorsolateral thalamic damage with specific deficits in conscious processing.
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