Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Right hemisphere lesions and attention
What is the nature of attention deficits following right side lesions? A common syndrome is the unilateral neglect phenomenon. However, even if patients do not meet the criteria for such a disorder, right hemispheric lesions pr...
Self-space in the brain
One building block of our sense of self is thought to be a body experience — a physical boundary that separates oneself from the environment. In a study published in Neuropsychologia Graziano & Cooke focus on two spec...
Evolution and autism
In an article to be published in a forthcoming issue of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Dr Christopher Badcock and Professor Bernard Crespi explore the ‘imprinted brain hypothesis’ to explain the cause and effect o...
Knowing where your limbs are
A new experiment has shed more light on the multi-decade debate about how the brain knows where limbs are without looking at them.
Aggression gene and impulse control
A version of a gene previously linked to impulsive violence appears to weaken brain circuits that regulate impulses, emotional memory and thinking in humans, researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Nation...
Call for papers — The Visible Curriculum
There is now a call for submissions in the journal Visual Studies on a special issue called “The Visible Curriculum”.
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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
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AD-ENM server: computing with elastic network models
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Fun with oscillations
