Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Dreaming 15 (4)
A new issue of Dreaming is out, including articles on both methodological as well as clinical and theoretical approaches.
Does Consciousness Cause Behavior?
Our intuition tells us that we, our conscious selves, cause our own voluntary acts. Yet scientists have long questioned this; Thomas Huxley, for example, in 1874 compared mental events to a steam whistle that contributes nothin...
Beyond the learning curve: The construction of mind
This new book takes the view that learning is a major influence on the nature of the processes and representations that fill our minds. Beyond the Learning Curve is a thought provoking and challenging new text for students and ...
An update on anxiety
It unclear today whether anxiety states should be thought of as several distinct diagnostic entities, or as one broadly conceived syndrome with no clear boundaries between various manifestations of anxiety. In this review by Vl...
Self and personality stability in ageing
A recent meta-analysis by Roberts, Walton and Viechtbauer published in Psychological Bulletin demonstrate that personality traits change over time. Some things that change over time is our social interactions, they find, and ou...
Plenary Schedule for TSC 2006
The plenary program for the 2006 Tucson consciousness conference is now complete. The four keynote speakers will be Temple Grandin, Douglas Hofstadter, John Searle, and Giulio Tononi. The complete plenary program, 21 concurrent...
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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
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AD-ENM server: computing with elastic network models
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Fun with oscillations
