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On Phenomenal Consciousness 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
A recent introductory talk on the problem that consciousness and qualia presents to physicalism by Frank C. Jackson.
Welcome to wonderland: the influence of the size and shape of a virtual hand on the perceived size and shape of virtual objects 7 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
Welcome to wonderland: the influence of the size and shape of a virtual hand on the perceived size and shape of virtual objects. PLoS One. 2013;8(7):e68594 Authors: Linkenauger SA, Leyrer M, Bülthof...
Using avatars to model weight loss behaviors: participant attitudes and technology development. 7 Aug 2013 | 04:52 pm
Using avatars to model weight loss behaviors: participant attitudes and technology development. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2013;7(4):1057-65 Authors: Napolitano MA, Hayes S, Russo G, Muresu D, Giordano...
What Color is My Arm? Changes in Skin Color of an Embodied Virtual Arm Modulates Pain Threshold 7 Aug 2013 | 04:49 pm
What Color is My Arm? Changes in Skin Color of an Embodied Virtual Arm Modulates Pain Threshold. Front Hum Neurosci. 2013;7:438 Authors: Martini M, Perez-Marcos D, Sanchez-Vives MV It has been demo...
What Color Is Your Night Light? It May Affect Your Mood 7 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
When it comes to some of the health hazards of light at night, a new study suggests that the color of the light can make a big difference. Read full story on Science Daily
Phubbing: the war against anti-social phone use 7 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
Via Textually.org Don't you just hate it when someone snubs you by looking at their phone instead of paying attention? The Stop Phubbing campaign group certainly does. The Guardian reports. In a lis...
The Computer Game That Helps Therapists Chat to Adolescents With Mental Health Problems 7 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
Via MIT Technology Review Adolescents with mental health problems are particularly hard for therapists to engage. But a new computer game is providing a healthy conduit for effective communication be...
OpenGlass Project Makes Google Glass Useful for the Visually Impaired 7 Aug 2013 | 04:37 pm
Re-blogged from Medgadget Google Glass may have been developed to transform the way people see the world around them, but thanks to Dapper Vision’s OpenGlass Project, one doesn’t even need to be able...
Pupil responses allow communication in locked-in syndrome patients 7 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
Pupil responses allow communication in locked-in syndrome patients. Josef Stoll et al., Current Biology, Volume 23, Issue 15, R647-R648, 5 August 2013 For patients with severe motor disabilities, a ...
German test of the controllability of motor imagery in older adults 7 Aug 2013 | 04:20 pm
German test of the controllability of motor imagery in older adults. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Aug 3; Authors: Schott N Abstract. After a person is instructed to imagine a certain movement, no possi...
