Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Bobby McFerrin Hacks Your Brain with Music
Enjoy this short, amusing video on the power of our human brain with regard to music. From: Ted.com Interesting comments: Jeff Weir Dec 4 2010: I think beyond the “predictive” nature of the human brain, there lies t...
Consciousness and Cognition Journal: Table of Contents December 2010
The December issue of Consciousness and Cognition is available online: Volume 19, Issue 4, December 2010 Table of Contents: REGULAR ARTICLES ____________________________________________________________________________________...
The Exploration of Meditation in the Neuroscience of Attention and Consciousness
A. Raffone and N. Srinivasan Article in Cognitive Processing: International Quarterly of Cognitive Science Abstract: Many recent behavioral and neuroscientific studies have revealed the importance of investigating meditation st...
No Implants Needed: Movement-Generating Brain Waves Detected and Decoded Outside the Head
From: ScientificAmerican.com New research holds promise for a noninvasive brain-computer interface that allows mental control over computers and prosthetics. Our bodies are wired to move, and damaged wiring is often impossible ...
A Prescription for Abdominal Pain: Due Diligence
From: NYTimes.com: “For some reason people respect headaches,” said Dr. Carlo Di Lorenzo, a leading pediatric gastroenterologist and a professor of clinical pediatrics at Ohio State. “I’ve never seen a parent or a pedia...
Tracing the Spark of Creative Problem-Solving
From: NYTimes.com. Check out the puzzles in this article. They look easy, and mostly they are. Click here to see the puzzles. Given three words: trip, house, and goal, for example, find a fourth that will complete a compound wo...
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