Scicon Review
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Are emotions different in schizophrenia?
A recently published review Alemana and colleagues argue that patients suffering from schizophrenia are different in their emotional experiences. This difference is due to alterations in the functions of specific brain circuits...
Your body gives away what you think
Is it possible to predict what people think by looking at their body signals? In a new study Fairclough and colleagues used a range of psychophysiological measures (such as EEG, ECG, and skin conductance) while asking their sub...
Electricity and awakenings in vegetative state
A new study documents the effects of brain stimulation in vegetative state, a paradoxial unconscious state. As it seems, stimulation of the thalami – deep yet vital parts of the information processing in the brain –...
The innate mind
This is the first volume of a projected three-volume set on the subject of innateness. The extent to which the mind is innate is one of the central questions in the human sciences, with important implications for many surroundi...
The space between our ears
In The Space Between our Ears Michael Morgan explains how our brain interprets what we see. Using a wealth of sources from over the centuries including philosophical writings, scientific thinking, experiments, passages from poe...
Brain areas disconnect during deep sleep
Experiments shed light on what happens to consciousness during sleep. Article from MSNBC.com reproduced below.
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The Kim Kardashian hypothesis of beauty.
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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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Flow in the Zone 2013
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