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Don't even Blink...

Artw — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:04:22 -0800

Your brain on pseudoscience: the rise of popular neurobollocks

What a beautiful mind you have.

Packed Lunch — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:27:15 -0800

High resolution wiring diagram of a brain.

Diffusion spectrum imaging

srboisvert — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:10:25 -0800

The Brain Unveiled: A new imaging method offers a spectacular view of neural structures. Diffusion spectrum imaging, developed by neuroscientist Van Wedeen at Massachusetts General Hospital, analyzes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data in new ways, letting scientists map the nerve fibers that carry information between cells.

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ND¢ — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:52:54 -0800

Political thinking isn't really 'thinking'. Neuroscientists have now tracked what happens in the politically partisan brain when it tries to digest damning facts about favored candidates or criticisms of them. The process is almost entirely emotional and unconscious, and there are flares of activity in the brain's pleasure centers when unwelcome information is being rejected. Via Slate. This jives with past research about the difference between democrat’s and republican’s brains.

Don't Even Think About Lying

robbyrobs — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 03:01:21 -0800

Don't Even Think About Lying fMRI is poised to transform the security industry, the judicial system, and our fundamental notions of privacy. I'm in a lab at Columbia University, where scientists are using the technology to analyze the cognitive differences between truth and lies. By mapping the neural circuits behind deception, researchers are turning fMRI into a new kind of lie detector that's more probing and accurate than the polygraph, the standard lie-detection tool employed by law enforcement and intelligence agencies for nearly a century.