Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Scicon Review
Dreaming
A new (and very interesting) volume of Dreaming is now out. It includes a discussion between William Domhoff and J. Allan Hobson about the compability between Hobson’s and Mark Solms’ theories of dreaming.
fMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients
The first fMRI maps of cortical activity associated with language processing and tactile stimulation of patients in the minimally conscious state (MCS) are presented. These findings of active cortical networks that serve langua...
The reticular nucleus revisited
What is the role of the thalamic nuclei in consciousness? In a recent article by Fuentealba and Steriade discusses the inhibutory neurotransmitter GABA and its role in the early sleep stages.
ASSC-9 — Call for papers
The ninth annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness will be held from June 24th to June 27th, 2005, at the C California Institute of Technology. Caltech is a small and focussed research univers...
The lobotomist
Today the word “lobotomy” evokes images of medical savagery: innocent lives wrecked by experimental procedures and misguided psychiatrists using the insane as guinea pigs. The man behind this controversial surgical ...
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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
