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…
Here is what I am reading today: mind in the mirror “…As of yet, though, we have no neural explanation of even the most basic properties of consciousness, such as the unity of self, how it is rooted in an explicit past and explicit future, how experience is owned and Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: what your brain looks like after being married 20 years! (I wonder how mine has changed after 38 years of marriage?) “Contrary to popular opinion, people who say they are still madly in love with their spouses after more than two decades are Read more…