Neuroscience
Our pick of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week
Why Behavioral Economics Is Cool, and I'm Not
Organisational psychologist Adam Grant reflects on the unfortunate media habit of mislabelling psychology research as behavioural economics.
Who’s Afraid of Negative Psychology?
Neuroskeptic reflects on a recent article that warned real rigour in psychology risks descending into snark and outrage.
The Self is Not An Illusion
Video of veteran philosopher Mary Midgley in discussion at the RSA - minds can affect brains, not just the other way around, she argues.
The Woman Who Forgot the Names of Animals
And four other neuroscience patients who changed how we think about the brain, and ourselves.
Extroverts Don't Belong on Mars
A new study suggests their personalities are not meant for long, isolated voyages.
The Science of Laughter with Sophie Scott
Video of the cognitive neuroscientist speaking at London's Royal Institution.
Terrifying, Century-Old Photographs from Neuroscience Experiments
From research by Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne, who gave his name to the "Duchenne" smile.
Stone Age Sex
Neil McArthur asks if we will ever be liberated from the basic biological needs that drove our evolutionary past.
Cracking the Brain’s Codes
Christof Koch and Gary Marcus ask - How does the brain speak to itself?
Antidepressant Suicide Warnings "Backfired"
NHS Choices look at the research behind some recent worrying headlines.
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Post compiled by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
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Our editor's pick of this week's 10 best psychology and neuroscience links: Why Behavioral Economics is Cool, and I’m Not At Medium, Organisational psychologist Adam Grant – yes he's a psychologist not an economist – wonders...
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Our pick of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week: Uta and Chris Frith: A Partnership of the Mind Mo Costandi profiles the cognitive neuroscience pioneers. Using Pseudoscience to Shine Light on Good Science A video of Scott Lilienfeld's...
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Our pick of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week: Is It Bad To Bottle Up Your Anger? Claudia Hammond examines the myth that suppressing anger is always bad for your health. When It's Bad To Have Good Choices Difficult choices...
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In case you missed them, 10 of the best psychology links from the past week: 1. The Psychologist magazine has released a digital preview of its forthcoming April issue which is devoted to the psychology of humour, including free access to: my feature...
- Christof Koch Now
["... Now" is a short post of cog sci topics in the news] Ginger Campbell over at the Brain Science Podcast recently interviewed Christof Koch. It’s a fascinating discussion -- almost a lecture by Koch -- on the nature of consciousness. Koch kept things...
Neuroscience
Link feast
Why Behavioral Economics Is Cool, and I'm Not
Organisational psychologist Adam Grant reflects on the unfortunate media habit of mislabelling psychology research as behavioural economics.
Who’s Afraid of Negative Psychology?
Neuroskeptic reflects on a recent article that warned real rigour in psychology risks descending into snark and outrage.
The Self is Not An Illusion
Video of veteran philosopher Mary Midgley in discussion at the RSA - minds can affect brains, not just the other way around, she argues.
The Woman Who Forgot the Names of Animals
And four other neuroscience patients who changed how we think about the brain, and ourselves.
Extroverts Don't Belong on Mars
A new study suggests their personalities are not meant for long, isolated voyages.
The Science of Laughter with Sophie Scott
Video of the cognitive neuroscientist speaking at London's Royal Institution.
Terrifying, Century-Old Photographs from Neuroscience Experiments
From research by Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne, who gave his name to the "Duchenne" smile.
Stone Age Sex
Neil McArthur asks if we will ever be liberated from the basic biological needs that drove our evolutionary past.
Cracking the Brain’s Codes
Christof Koch and Gary Marcus ask - How does the brain speak to itself?
Antidepressant Suicide Warnings "Backfired"
NHS Choices look at the research behind some recent worrying headlines.
_________________________________
Post compiled by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
- Link Feast
Our editor's pick of this week's 10 best psychology and neuroscience links: Why Behavioral Economics is Cool, and I’m Not At Medium, Organisational psychologist Adam Grant – yes he's a psychologist not an economist – wonders...
- Link Feast
Our pick of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week: Uta and Chris Frith: A Partnership of the Mind Mo Costandi profiles the cognitive neuroscience pioneers. Using Pseudoscience to Shine Light on Good Science A video of Scott Lilienfeld's...
- Link Feast
Our pick of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week: Is It Bad To Bottle Up Your Anger? Claudia Hammond examines the myth that suppressing anger is always bad for your health. When It's Bad To Have Good Choices Difficult choices...
- Link Feast
In case you missed them, 10 of the best psychology links from the past week: 1. The Psychologist magazine has released a digital preview of its forthcoming April issue which is devoted to the psychology of humour, including free access to: my feature...
- Christof Koch Now
["... Now" is a short post of cog sci topics in the news] Ginger Campbell over at the Brain Science Podcast recently interviewed Christof Koch. It’s a fascinating discussion -- almost a lecture by Koch -- on the nature of consciousness. Koch kept things...