Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Genes, brain/mind and behaviour
A conference in November 2006 seeks to combine the understanding og genes, brain, mind and behaviour. In addition, aspects of neuroethics will also be covered.
Hands Free Isn’t Mind Free
Do you think using a hands-free device makes it okay to talk on a cell phone while driving? Despite the well-intended laws requiring the use of hands-free devices, a driver’s performance is impaired when distracted by eve...
Consciousness baffling psyhiatrists
Former President Bill Clinton used to tell the public that he “felt their pain.” He may have been right—literally. Empathy has been shown to activate a brain region involved in feeling pain. A large part of a psyc...
Selfish genes and the mind
To mark the 30th anniversary of Richard Dawkins’s book, Oxford University Press is to issue a collection of essays about his work. Here, professor of psychology at Harvard University, Steven Pinker, wonders if Dawkins’s big...
Neonate self-awareness questioned
In this article Talia Welsh questions the long held view that newborn infants have an inborn primitive sense of self.
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