Posts Tagged ‘neuroscientist’
brain experiments
Good ol’ RasMol: Molecular modeling for the masses
Chemical effects on the brain are both fascinating and necessary for survival. Endogenous neuromodulators and neurotransmitters and their receptors are switches whi...
bookreview
The best explanation of DSP
I submit that acronyms are a plague upon our civilization and should be banned. Some acronyms, by being daily in the media, such as HIV, are probably recognized by most people as… what? Something bad, certainly, but ho...
abnormal psych
HUMOR – Everything you didn’t know about the brain – HUMOR
Dr. John Cleese is a world-famous British neuroscientist whose work with Claude Bernard and Ivan Pavlov first brought him to the attention of scientists on the world stage. (This is completely false.) During the 20th cen...
abnormal psych
What I did on my summer vacation: mind hacks
When faced with a huge task, a truly humungous task which stretches out over the horizon and with no sensible timely end – bailing out the ever-expanding oceans with a tea spoon is a commonly thought of example – it’s...
art
ConneXions
From the website: Connexions is: a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute: authors create ...
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Your own mouse brain
A few years ago I let slide a scanning electron microscope for sale on eBay for $800. I am glad I let it go. Dr. Partha Mitra and the good folks at MIT are presenting to the neuroscience community and the general public an atla...
Scicon Review
How Brain Activity is Linked to Sleep
From: PsychCentral.com Brain activity during times of wakefulness affects sleep and sleep quality. While researchers have been aware of this for some time, a clear understanding of how the mechanisms triggering sleep occur has ...
Scicon Review
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...
Scicon Review
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 ...
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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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