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Across the United States—and in developed nations around the world—twenty-somethings are taking longer to finish school, leave home, begin a career, get married and reach other milestones of adulthood. These trends are not just anecdotal; sociologists and psychologists have gathered supporting data...

TORONTO, ON – Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can’t recall what you ate for dinner last night? According to a new study led by psychologists at the University of Toronto, it’s because how much something means to you actually influences how you see it as well as how...

"Since I was a kid, I've tried to fill each day with a certain richness," she says....

The neural mechanisms responsible for triggering visual hallucinations are poorly understood....

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Effects of Psilocybin and Other Selective Serotonin Agonists on Hippocampal-Dependent Learning and Neurogenesis- Juan Sanchez MD from MAPS: Psychedelic Science on Vimeo. Effects of Psilocybin and Other Selective Serotonin Agonists on Hippocampal-Dependent Learning and Neurogenesis Aberrations in brain 5-HT neurotransmission have been...

Paying attention to the target consistently and strongly increased the fMRI activity, regardless of whether the subject saw the target or not. This result was expected because many previous studies had shown that attending to a signal reinforces its representation in the cortex. Much more intriguing, though, was that whether or not the stimulus...

I guess they could add, don't do this at home! "CHICAGO — A brain zapping technique helps people recover language after a stroke, new research shows. The results may point to a better way for people to relearn how to talk after a brain injury." Notice the abstracts here, Nearly every abstract is about some kind of brain...

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Look! I found some cool links about neuroscience - articles, interactive tutorials, movies, lectures... Brain awareness week International brain research organization Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Alcheimer association Amazing cells Animated tutorials BrainyActs Brain basics Love and the...

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http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/ -------------------------------------- reading starts below this line karmapol n. the imaginary committee of elders that keeps a running log of your mistakes, steadily building their case that you’re secretly a fraud, a coward, a doofus and a douche, and who would’ve successfully...

Religious Experiences Shrink Part of the Brain A study links life-changing religious experiences, like being born again, with atrophy in the hippocampus.

Animals live long and prosper when eating from a menu that puts them just this side of starvation. So far, experiments with yeast, worms, flies, spiders, fish and rodents all have shown the antiaging power of severely restricting calories. And research in rhesus monkeys suggests similar benefits in primates: One study found that monkeys eating 30...

THE ARGUMENTATIVE THEORY A Conversation with Hugo Mercier Introduction Last July, opening the Edge Seminar, "The New Science of Morality", Jonathan Haidt digressed to talk about two recently-published papers in Behavioral and Brain Sciences which he believed were "so important that the abstracts from them should be posted in...

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Stanford scientists see the logic in the illogical behavior of neurons Neurons in your brain trigger the physical movements of your body, but some of them seem to fire in a crazy quilt pattern just before and during the movement. But Stanford researchers say there is method in the apparent madness. BY LOUIS BERGERON You've decided to kick...

Original article at Brain training games won't make you smarter – but a dose of blue light or an electrical shock just might BREATHE in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. I crack open an eye. Everyone else has theirs closed. I shut it again. Breathe in, breathe out. Around me people are sitting crossed-legged, meditating. For some it's...

I was one of those reading "Gódel, Escher, Bach" in my late teens. Didn't really...

The following is crossposted from my blog on writing and format, though it belongs here as much as there. I consider the rant as some notes towards a transhuman language. Lojban, like the better known Esperanto, are constructed languages. Esperanto was constructed in order to help bring understanding between people who spoke different...

An interesting view presented by Dr. Susan Schneider, IEET fellow, assistant professor of...

Stanford Report, April 1, 2009 Molecules key to immune system also play role in brain BY BRUCE GOLDMAN Carla Shatz Molecules assumed to be in the exclusive employ of the immune system have been caught moonlighting in the brain—with a job description apparently quite distinct from their role in immunity. Carla Shatz, PhD, professor...

It gets rather interesting as he begins talking about genetic engineering, about a quarter of the...

Image courtesy of www.gigaom.com The image above is pretty self-explanatory. The...

Two realms of self-enhancement In three(ish) parts: Introduction The concrete realm The...

Redefining human identity …. By August 3rd 2092, John B. Derrick will be 25 years old. He is...

"Ticking away inside almost all cells are tiny clocks composed of protein gears. Scientists have known that these molecular clocks govern the daily rhythms of life, from mealtimes and bedtimes to the rise and fall of hormone levels, body temperature and blood pressure. New research shows that circadian clocks, as the daily timekeepers are...

Our ability to think has long been considered central to what makes us human. Now research suggests that our bodies and their relationship with the environment govern even our most abstract thoughts. This includes thinking up random numbers or deciding whether to recount positive or negative experiences. Do you agree with the conclusion...

The following article is long and quite condensed; I have therefore divided it into five posts I...

Biology and social order Social organization is considered to be the platform of culture....

Two realms of self-enhancement In three(ish) parts: Introduction The concrete realm The...

Watch this amazing short document on CBS 60min about the first brain machine interfaces. Little...

California based NeuroSky is providing solutions to effectively interface bio-signal...

In aggregation I left the islands of leaving with nothing to say. Had I stayed to learn what...

I have always been interested in human individuality and self-expression... The persons...

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Time is an unsettled issue in PHYSICS. Existence of pretty much everything visible in cosmos is far...

Professor: "Don't do anything that affects anything. Unless it turns out you were supposed to do it, in which case for the love of God. Don't not do it!" Fry: "Got it." During time travel it is possibly best not to disturb anything. But is the prime directive a great loss to human experience? I couldn't think of...

Following the last week announcement that Scientists have Put Exercise In A Pill This is a round...

(Okay so the image is way old - but you can't underestimate stupidity) Humanity exists within...

...I created thee as a being neither celestial nor earthly... so that thou shouldst be thy...