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The Art of Resurrection 26 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am
Resurrection, Raffaellino del Garbo (1510) In the world outside of Christianity, horror, and science fiction, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Or can they? A feature in the The Observer from ...
End of Life Gamma Waves: Altered State of Consciousness or Artifactual Brain Activity? 16 Aug 2013 | 08:03 am
"I had been in labor for my daughter for 16 hours. The labor was difficult and the Dr. approached me and told me it may come down to a choice between the child or myself. ... The labor dragged on an...
Save Us From Misleading Press Releases 11 Aug 2013 | 09:37 am
Exposure to subliminal cues can help us choose the apple instead of the cake. Or can it... Let's take a look. Our Brains Can (Unconsciously) Save Us from Temptation Aug. 8, 2013 — Inhibitory self c...
Possession Trance Disorder Caused by Door-to-Door Sales 8 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm
Some companies and organizations that employ door-to-door sales tactics are known for their cult-like practices (e.g., Amway, traveling magazine sales, and Jehovah's Witnesses). An unusual psychiatric...
Breakthroughs in Bipolar Treatment 2 Aug 2013 | 02:44 pm
"We should continue to repurpose treatments and to recognise the role of serendipity" (Geddes & Miklowitz, 2013). That quote was from a recent review article in The Lancet, which did not hint at any ...
(De)Merit Badges for Non-Preregistered Research 27 Jul 2013 | 02:33 pm
Will Study Pre-Registration Be Good for Psychology? There has been a lively debate recently about study pre-registration, a publishing model (or online repository) where detailed methodological and s...
Rorschach inkblots and the neuroscientific basis for pareidolia 23 Jul 2013 | 06:54 am
image via psychpsychbaby A fascinating new historical article in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry reviews the aesthetic and perceptual aspects of the Rorschach inkblots and prop...
Jesus Christ and The Passion of Neuroscience 18 Jul 2013 | 01:34 pm
The case of the seriously confused book cover Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, Behavioral Neurology: Emotion, Evolution, Development, Cognition, Language, Memory, Brain Damage, Conscio...
The Destructive Power of Shame 14 Jul 2013 | 07:07 am
Shame is a negative self-conscious emotion that encompasses the feeling that something is terribly wrong with the self as a human being. Feelings of shame are a prominent factor in suicidal thoughts, ...
The Stylized Neuroscience of Psychopaths 9 Jul 2013 | 02:01 pm
The eighth and final season of the hit series Dexter takes a scientific look at serial killers. British actress Charlotte Rampling plays Dr. Evelyn Vogel, a neuropsychiatrist who has written the defin...
