09/01/2012
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/full-frontal-psychology/fleeing-the-brains-fear-center.html
Fleeing the Brain’s Fear Center - Association for Psychological Science
Scientific “facts” often take on a life of their own. Scientists make legitimate and exciting new discoveries, with the best tools available to them in their time, and these findings get verified and modified and cited and, eventually, repeated without question. Over time, insights get simplified fo...
09/12/2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8943121/Taxi-drivers-brains-rewired-by-The-Knowledge.html
Taxi drivers' brains rewired by 'The Knowledge' - Telegraph
Taxi drivers are infamous for their obstinate view of life, but a new study shows their brains could have become hard-wired to prevent them from taking on new information.
07/10/2011
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_spectator/2011/09/does_evil_exist_neuroscientists_say_no_.single.html
Does evil exist? Neuroscientists say no.
Is evil over? Has science finally driven a stake through its dark heart? Or at least emptied the word of useful meaning, reduced the notion of a numinous nonmaterial malevolent force to a glitch in a tangled cluster of neurons, the brain? Yes, according to many neuroscientists, who are emerging...
21/09/2011
The Meditating Brain: Express Version - Association for Psychological Science
I have been experimenting with mindfulness meditation recently. Originally a Buddhist practice, mindfulness meditation focuses on moment-to-moment awareness, of one’s body and its sensations and one’s immediate surroundings. When thoughts intrude on this aware state—as they always do—you gently let ...
15/09/2011
The Changing Brain – What’s Your Child’s EQ?
“Research shows there are ways we can take advantage of neuroplasticity to help children master the abilities that are crucial for emotional intelligence. Neuroplasticity put in the simplest of terms means that our brain is designed to change both in
08/09/2011
The Neurobiology of Evil | Michael Stone | Big Think
Thanks to MRI and fMRI bran scans, we now know much more about how damage to or deficiencies in certain parts of the brain may underlie "evil" behavior.
29/08/2011
Your Brain on Meditation - Technology Review
Researchers study how meditating helps improve focus and minimize pain
28/08/2011
BBC - Science & Nature - S*x ID - Brain S*x
An article about the 'brain s*x' theory
27/08/2011
Party people: Gregarious types may have more oxytocin receptors
New research suggests the 'love hormone' oxytocin may determine how sociable we are
27/08/2011
When You Can't Change Your Circumstances, Change Yourself | Psychology Today
When you can't change your circumstances, change yourself. By Michael Michalko...
14/08/2011
New Insights on the Creative Brain | Psychology Today
Right brain good, left brain bad? By Dan Goleman...