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Moment of Neural Zen
Everything you ever wanted from a nervous system and more. Perception, analysis, intentionality, persistence, problem solving, and motor behavior up the wazoo.
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Only Connectome
As a rather precise analogy, knowing the distribution of cell phones in the United States might tell you this much (pinchy fingers) about what Americans are saying to one another. A complete list of...
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The antidote to ADHD isn’t Ritalin, it’s play: let’s make recess the first...
For anyone reading today's NYT article on the ADHD "epidemic" (sidenote: the only epidemic is in the eyes of the diagnosticians and, worse, the school administrators who ensure that normal boys look...
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Eisenhower’s Ghost and Obama’s Brain
If you don't think there aren't a few neocons salivating at the thought of future fleets of American neurosoldiers cutting through the Mongol hordes, you haven't been watching enough House of Cards....
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Double Helix, Double Cross
The NYT has a loving and heart-warming replica of Watson's letter describing the discovery of DNA to his 12 year old son in 1953. To say something nice about it, it's amazing to see what a good teacher...
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The neuroanatomy of a sugar binge
If the results stand up, they provide intriguing evidence that "emotional eating" binges may be just the opposite - efforts to turn off emotion. Have people who binge eat after distressing experiences...
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DARPA follow up: Where the Scientific-Military-Industrial Complex is Headed
As a follow up to my paranoia about Obama's BRAIN initiative last month, I thought I'd compile some cool robot videos showing that DARPA is moving us closer to Star Wars - the movie - every day; that's...
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Oxytocin, Vasopressin & Pair-Bonding: Larry Young’s TEDx Talk
Larry Young just published his Tedx talk on pair bonding. It’s very accessible to the so-called intelligent layman; it sets out the current dogma on the reward/addiction framework for thinking about...
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Your Moment of Neural Zen
This kid's as good as the octopus - and as unpretentious - but with the soul of an artist.
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Amotivational Syndrome of Marijuana Explained?
Most psychiatrists of a certain age began their careers thinking marijuana use - even daily marijuana use - was no big deal. We bought the conspiracy theory (somewhat accurate, somewhat false) that...
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