Here is what I am reading today: How our perceptions show how our brains are different “Perceptual psychology and the brain sciences emphasize the communality in the way that people experience reality. Leaving aside cases of brain damage or mental disease, we all see the sun rise in the east, enjoy Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: the defiant ones! “With a fringe of white hair poking out from under a University of Southern California baseball cap and blue eyes sharp behind bifocals, 93-year-old Louis Zamperini refuses to concede much to old age. He still works a couple of hours Read more…
My friend and colleague John Cacioppo was in Shanghai to speak recently at the First International Society for Social Neuroscience. Here is a part of what was featured: “The first international Society for Social Neuroscience Symposium (ISSNS2011) will be held in Shanghai, China, on Jan 15-17, 2011. The symposium served Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: why we reflexively grab ourselves when wounded “If you’ve ever accidentally brushed your hand against a hot stove, you’ll probably remember immediately clutching the burn with your other hand—an instinct that seems to help relieve the pain. In contrast, we often pull back Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: Brain Imaging can predict video game skill “Researchers report that they can predict “with unprecedented accuracy” how well you will do on a complex task such as a strategic video game simply by analyzing activity in a specific region of your brain.” anti-psychotic Read more…