Posts Tagged ‘human brain’
altered states
Walter Freeman and the Order of William James
The Society for Mind Brain Sciences aims to quicken public and scientific interest in consciousness science. It is worth recalling that in the United States consciousness science was among the earliest topics considered in the ...
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Vesalius for our age
Professional training is arduous, expensive, and frequently humiliating, but there are perks. Judges in judiciary school get discounts on gavels. Theoretical physicists need spend little on wardrobes. In medical school, I got a...
abnormal psych
Technology, Entertainment, Design Talks
TED Talks Has anyone not heard of TED Talks? Apparently, because I still often find people who respond to mention of TED Talks in a way that reminds me of the old joke about medical students: Why do medical students have hunche...
Why Con
The science game
Once upon a time, guys and gals read the sports pages for the drama of how their teams and their favorite sports warriors were doing. Batting averages, total yards gained, what Federer wore to Center Court at Wimbledon, these w...
MBSci
Your Cortex is Flat
The cortex is a flat sheet, shown beautifully here by Van Essen et al (see the Van Essen Lab at the University of St. Louis). This is the six-layered sheet of cells and fibers that makes up our cortex, the "neo-cortex" (because...
Studio One
Scientific Integration + Media Synthesis = The Feeling Brain
Better communication in science and education can have vast ripple effects for advancing creativity, innovation, entrepreneurialism and humanity.
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The Evolving Third Culture
he Art|Sci Center is dedicated to pursuing and promoting the evolving “Third Culture” by facilitating the infinite potential of collaborations between (media) arts and (bio/nano) sciences. The center’s affiliation with th...
Why Con
Catch the Wavelets
If you are learning about wavelets for the first time, or if you need a good refresher, this is the site to visit first. After all, it’s #1 on Google.
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Educating Consciousness
he scientific study of consciousness is now a legitimate endeavor at some universities and research centers around the world. Among those in the know, excitement is intense. We are privileged to study an essential aspect of the...
MBSci
The Mind’s Laughter: fMRI from Japan.
Whether you know it or not, your brain acts out the words you hear. For example, a study led by Naoyuki Osaka of Kyoto University (Japan) shows that the motor cortex revs up in response to words like "belly laugh.”