Neuroscience
The excellent neuroblog, Mind Hacks, has a post today that includes discussion about a program of research examining the hippocampal structures of professional navigators (e.g., taxi drivers) - research with fascinating neuropsychological results.
The Mind Hacks post can be read at: post.
A link to a .pdf of one of these publications can be found at: London Taxi Drivers and Bus Drivers: A Structural MRI and Neuropsychological Analysis. I am off to read this paper right now, which was published in 2006 in the journal Hippocampus.
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Neuroscience
Hippocampus: Mind Hacks Catches A Taxi
The excellent neuroblog, Mind Hacks, has a post today that includes discussion about a program of research examining the hippocampal structures of professional navigators (e.g., taxi drivers) - research with fascinating neuropsychological results.
The Mind Hacks post can be read at: post.
A link to a .pdf of one of these publications can be found at: London Taxi Drivers and Bus Drivers: A Structural MRI and Neuropsychological Analysis. I am off to read this paper right now, which was published in 2006 in the journal Hippocampus.
- More Resources For A-level Students
New podcasts and classroom posters are available for download from the OCR exam board, following two events held in association with the British Psychological Society in January. The resources relate to the core studies part of OCR's new syllabus...
- "the Secrets Of Hypnosis"?
Steal Mind Hacks Content! That's in reference to a blog that has ripped off the entire RSS feed of Mind Hacks to try to sell their book and audio transcripts. EDIT: as suggested by a commenter, the link to said blog was moved from "blog" to "ripped...
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Reimer B, D'Ambrosio LA, Coughlin JF, Fried R, & Biederman J. Task-induced fatigue and collisions in adult drivers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Traffic Inj Prev. 2007 Sep; 8(3): 290-299. AgeLab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...
- Confabulation
Mind Hacks continues its good work of updating readers about its favorite radio show, Australia's All in the Mind. This week, it blogs that the show was about the fascinating topic of confabulation. Their report includes links to the audiostream and...
- Neuroscience-of-orgasm Studies And The Secret Life Of The Brain; Dementia, Too
The Mind Hacks blog crew posted two posts today that provide links to an Australian radio show’s detailed look at recent neuroscientific studies of orgasm and to content and visual segments from the PBS series The Secret Life of the Brain which aired...