Mind Hacks pointed me to an interesting study by science journal PLoS One on the cognitive neuroscience of Jazz. The scientists found that a region of the brain known as the dorsolateral prefro...
Mindfulness meditation, one type of meditation technique, has been shown to enhance emotional awareness and psychological flexibility as well as induce well-being and emotional balance. Scientists hav...
He points to one possible explanation: a report in the March 2008 Journal of Cognitive
Neuroscience that shows that people are more likely to believe explanations that include
neuroscience
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Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:12:01 -0600
Did you know that the Dalai Lama, Buddhist monks and some of the world’s leading neuroscientists get together once a year to discuss the latest research on neuroplasticity, ie, ways that the ...
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Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:12:01 -0600
Around the blogs and in the news: Dr. Laura Freberg has a post on pro-ana (anorexia) websites. While some sites explicitly offer tips to anorectics on how to curb hunger and lose more weight, others i...
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Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:12:01 -0600
Flashcards for
exam two....
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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:12:16 -0600
One shouldn't really need an excuse to embed this fantastic performance by Thelonious Monk, but now there is one: NIDCD researchers believe that they have identified the cognitive neural substrate of ...
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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:12:01 -0600
Behavioural Neuroscience text book for sale. “Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain” by Bear, Connors and Paradiso. In perfect condition. $80. If interested please conact steph either by...
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Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:12:01 -0600
A new study, 'HCN1 channels constrain synaptically evoked Ca2+ spikes in distal dendrites of CA1 pyramidal neurons,' is now available. According to a study from the United States, "HCN1 hyperpolariza...
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Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:12:01 -0600
Jim Coan and the Hand Holding Experiment. From: uvamagazine. Coan and others seek to detect and chart how moods and emotions are embodied in the brain, to map the nexus where the cognitive and the aff...
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