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Center for Naturalism February Newsletter
The Center for Naturalism (www.naturalism.org) has sent out its February newsletter, which includes updates on events, articles and presentations, online resources and much more. We bring here a snip of Dennett’s TW Clark...
Serotonin and mood
A new study demonstrates the relationship between subjective reports of mood and the level of (5-HT) serotonin levels in the blood. While this serotonine marker predicts positive affect very well, it does not for negative mood.
Brain physiology and unconscious states
The distinction between different kinds of unconscious states such as anaesthesia, coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state and locked-in syndrome are hard to draw. One of the methods used as tools for distinguishing b...
61 Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena
Here is an excellent resource for different visual illusion and phenomena. Michael Bach has made an impressive collection of different illusions. Each illusion is also accompanied by descriptions of how and why they work. Many ...
New issue: Journal of Consciousness Studies
This alert includes two issues of JCS. They include a hole range of articles including: book reviews, original articles, and continuing debates.
Latest Articles
- A Unique Approach to Science Education
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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
