Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Waiting for an aversive event
A study by Nitschke and colleagues now demonstrate the neural correlates to the expectation of an aversive event. Experiencing as well as anticipating an aversive event involves specific structures such as the amygdala, insula ...
Brain mapping of social cognition
What is the relationship and difference between Theory of Mind (ToM) and empathy? In the literature of social cognition, these terms have been used interchangeably. Völlm and colleagues demonstrate that there are indeed some d...
Fooling the brain-sense
In a new study, Schaefer et al demonstrate that the primary sensory cortex is involved in a special illusion of sensation in a limb that is not one’s own.
New issue: Emotion
A new issue of Emotion is out. Among the many articles are some on: attention and memory, sensation seeking, the worrying mind, and mental imagery.
Mind over pain
Patients could suppress chronic pain by learning to control the activity of certain areas of their brains.
Heart-beating music for the unconscious mind
Doctors in an Illinois hospital are trying a musical therapy experiment to see if harp music can help calm a racing, erratic heartbeat.
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