Category Archives: About Neuroscience
Delving Deep into Human Emotion
As we move farther away from rational /emotional dualism–a tough habit to break–psychobiological research is increasingly focusing on the development and role of emotion in the brain. The first of three videos below features neuroscientist Antonio Damasio contending that even though we view emotion as a … Continue reading
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Neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe Discusses How We Read Each Other’s Minds
We know that we can sense the thoughts and feelings of others, but how do we do it? From the TED 2009 Global Conference, Rebecca Saxe, professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT, shares fascinating research that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples’ … Continue reading
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Who Are Really the Loneliest People?
Social neuroscientist John Cacioppo recently gave a talk on the topic of loneliness for the Zócalo Public Square Lecture Series. Cacioppo was interviewed here on Neuronarrative not long ago about his research and had several interesting things to say, especially about the physiological effects of … Continue reading
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The Peculiar Power of Music on Memory
Though the psychology of music is an old field of study, the last 20 years have seen tremendous strides in understanding music processing in the human brain. Daniel Levitin from McGill University is on the leading edge of advancing this understanding, … Continue reading
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Children, Chimps and Overimitation
Courtesy of Neuroanthropology and Abnormal Interests, I came across the video below from a National Geographic show about how humans learn. The video features an experiment that gauges differences in learning styles between human children and chimps, with some fascinating results. Several possible … Continue reading
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Can We Really Multitask?
The latest post at PsyBlog discusses a classic study on multitasking, in which two participants were reportedly taught to read and write at the same time. From the post: Professor Elizabeth Spelke and colleagues at Cornell University wanted to know … Continue reading
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What Does Expert Advice Really Do to Our Brains?
A new study in PLoS suggests that expert advice causes the brain to “offload” calculations of expected utility (loss or gain) when making a financial decision under risk. This is an intriguing result, but we should take a closer look to … Continue reading
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David DiSalvo is a science, technology and culture writer whose work appears in Scientific American Mind, Psychology Today and a variety of other places.
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