Neuroscience
For when you've had enough of journal articles:
"He was bad, so they put an ice pick in his brain" - Elizabeth Day of The Observer newspaper meets Howard Dully, who was subjected to frontal lobotomy at the age of 12.
"You must remember this" - Penelope Lively at the FT reviews 'Memory: An Anthology', edited by Harriet Harvey Wood and A.S. Byatt.
The Independent asks: Is pain all in the mind? Two doctors visit other cultures in search of drug alternatives to pain relief.
Time magazine asks: Why do we flirt?
Would you vote for a politician who has experienced mental health problems? From the Guardian's Joe Public blog.
Sensory deprivation - The Times discusses what happens when the brain is deprived of all sensory input. The article was written in anticipation of a recent episode of Horizon on the same topic.
What is intelligence? Listen to Prof James Flynn's recent talk at the RSA (MP3 audio file).
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Our editor's pick of this week's 10 best psychology and neuroscience links: Introducing The Psychologist App (new resource) The Psychologist, the monthly publication of the British Psychological Society, has launched a new app. "It is free...
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For when you've had enough of journal articles: Dan Jones, writing for Prospect Magazine, uncovers the psychological foundations of our moral beliefs. ABC Radio's All in the Mind series continues with a programme about four-year-old Tara who lacks...
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For when you've had enough of journal articles: A new series is starting this evening on BBC Radio 4, entitled Am I normal? The series asks how professionals draw the line between someone who is OK and someone who isn't? The first episode tackles...
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For when you've had enough of journal articles: Time magazine describes what it's like for the siblings of children with autism. Bad Science on how pill pushers and the media medicalise social problems (scroll down for link to MP3 audio file)....
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For when you've had enough of journal articles: Mentally ill and a successful career. Science meets meditation on ABC Radio's All in the Mind (MP3 audio file). Tips on how to hone your mental ability. Learn brain anatomy. The life of a human calculator....
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For when you've had enough of journal articles:"He was bad, so they put an ice pick in his brain" - Elizabeth Day of The Observer newspaper meets Howard Dully, who was subjected to frontal lobotomy at the age of 12.
"You must remember this" - Penelope Lively at the FT reviews 'Memory: An Anthology', edited by Harriet Harvey Wood and A.S. Byatt.
The Independent asks: Is pain all in the mind? Two doctors visit other cultures in search of drug alternatives to pain relief.
Time magazine asks: Why do we flirt?
Would you vote for a politician who has experienced mental health problems? From the Guardian's Joe Public blog.
Sensory deprivation - The Times discusses what happens when the brain is deprived of all sensory input. The article was written in anticipation of a recent episode of Horizon on the same topic.
What is intelligence? Listen to Prof James Flynn's recent talk at the RSA (MP3 audio file).
- Link Feast
Our editor's pick of this week's 10 best psychology and neuroscience links: Introducing The Psychologist App (new resource) The Psychologist, the monthly publication of the British Psychological Society, has launched a new app. "It is free...
- Elsewhere
For when you've had enough of journal articles: Dan Jones, writing for Prospect Magazine, uncovers the psychological foundations of our moral beliefs. ABC Radio's All in the Mind series continues with a programme about four-year-old Tara who lacks...
- Elsewhere
For when you've had enough of journal articles: A new series is starting this evening on BBC Radio 4, entitled Am I normal? The series asks how professionals draw the line between someone who is OK and someone who isn't? The first episode tackles...
- Elsewhere
For when you've had enough of journal articles: Time magazine describes what it's like for the siblings of children with autism. Bad Science on how pill pushers and the media medicalise social problems (scroll down for link to MP3 audio file)....
- Elsewhere
For when you've had enough of journal articles: Mentally ill and a successful career. Science meets meditation on ABC Radio's All in the Mind (MP3 audio file). Tips on how to hone your mental ability. Learn brain anatomy. The life of a human calculator....