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Help, the Conservatives Are Attacking My Brain
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 
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A psychotherapist argues that right-wing political operatives, religious leaders and the media are prospering by screwing with our collective sense of reality.
Patriarchy and Paychecks
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments
Offline Diary: Where we look beyond some of the stories originally published on Miller-McCune.com
Total Recall … Or At Least the Gist
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 08 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
Two Cornell psychologists found we have two separate systems for memories, which helps explain how we can "remember" things that never happened.
Another blow to free will
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 16 April 2008 - 16:30 PM 0 Comments
As we reported in February, students who are exposed to the idea that free will is an illusion are more likely to cheat on tests. Not surprisingly, the notion that our actions aren’t truly controlled by our conscious mind seems to undermine our sense of personal responsibility. Well, our ethical foundations eroded a bit more this week.
Risque Business
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 04 April 2008 - 11:55 AM 0 Comments
In the advertising world, “sex sells” is an accepted truism. In a new study of the male brain, Stanford University researchers have determined why.
An Animal Model for Bipolar Disorder
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Tuesday 01 April 2008 - 16:17 PM 0 Comments
Bipolar disorder affects millions of people around the globe, and its effects - which range from deep depression to mania -- make it one of the world's most serious mental illnesses.
Two Potential Problems with Brain Scans
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 21 March 2008 - 11:55 AM 0 Comments
The visual images of brain activity captured by functional MRI machines are undeniably fascinating. But two new studies point out troubling aspects of this technology.
The Musician's Brain
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 17 March 2008 - 15:22 PM 1 Comments
Two new MRI studies provide insights into how music is processed in the brain and clues to the underlying structure of the creative process.
Addiction on the Brain
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 08 January 2008 - 18:01 PM 0 Comments
A new look at brain-activity patterns of sober alcoholics could help scientists understand, and better treat, the underlying neurobiology of addiction.
It Takes a Neighborhood to Raise an Articulate Child
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 07 January 2008 - 17:33 PM 0 Comments
Mr. Rogers was right: Neighborhoods play an important role in a child’s development.
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- 2 A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
- 3 Caution: NAFTA at Work
- 4 Does Education Really Make You…
- 5 The Lessons of Gloucester, or It's…
- 6 Baseball's Best Teams Are ...
- 7 Should the Government Make Us Happy?
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