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New fMRI findings: racial/gender stereotypes literally warp face perception(theneurosphere.com)
4 points by neurosphere 10y ago|0 comments
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by neurosphere 10y ago
Bit of a harsh critique, though I appreciate reading people's comments on my writing. Ultimately, doing some writing over the past few months has taught me that I shouldn't necessarily underestimate people's ability to unders
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The basic neurobiology behind the 12-dot illusion(theneurosphere.com)
171 points by neurosphere 10y ago|42 comments
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Recent insights into the biology and genetics of addictive personalities(theneurosphere.com)
3 points by neurosphere 10y ago|0 comments
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New research: one brain hemisphere is on night watch when we sleep in new place(theneurosphere.com)
4 points by neurosphere 10y ago|0 comments
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The dark side of oxytocin, the brain's 'moral' molecule(primemind.com)
2 points by neurosphere 10y ago|0 comments
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Putting recent brain scans of the LSD high into perspective(primemind.com)
3 points by neurosphere 10y ago|0 comments
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What flies can tell us about the biology and possible treatments for anxiety(theneurosphere.com)
1 points by neurosphere 10y ago|0 comments
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Evidence for anxiety in flies: similarities in biology/genetics with humans(theneurosphere.com)
1 points by neurosphere 10y ago|0 comments
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by neurosphere 11y ago
It's not necessarily the case. Most animals would disregard whatever feeding they saw, and select the 'old' or 'new' food for their partner at chance level, indicating no awareness of satiation on one food
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A critical look at the birdbrain and the evidence that birds can 'read' minds(theneurosphere.com)
2 points by neurosphere 11y ago|3 comments
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Why Dopamine Makes People More Impulsive(knowingneurons.com)
105 points by neurosphere 11y ago|39 comments
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Intelligent birds: What does their behaviour mean and are we anthropomorphising?(theneurosphere.com)
4 points by neurosphere 11y ago|0 comments
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by neurosphere 11y ago
Yeah, that's true, paint is subtractive, as opposed to light. But isn't it still the case that all pigments can be achieved by mixing three primaries? Whereas in light mixing the primaries are considered to be red, green, blue, in
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by neurosphere 11y ago
I'm the author of the article, and I'm quite happy to see a response from a neuroscientist who studied this topic in the past. I wanted to ask you about point 3, because obviously I could have made a mistake. From what I understan
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by neurosphere 11y ago
Painters don't stick to just three pigments, but all the pigments they use CAN be created by mixing three primaries in different proportions. I'm quite sure that's the whole basis for Thomas Young's colour mixing experim
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by neurosphere 11y ago
The notion that some of the neurons silenced by alcohol are inhibitory neurons is actually the explanation that researchers have proposed for why stimulating glycine receptors produces an increase in dopamine release. The idea which is show
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by neurosphere 11y ago
The idea of whether rats with exciting lives would indeed be less likely to become addicted to cocaine / morphine is quite controversial, and there have been some failures to replicate that original study (references here: 1. https:&#
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How does alcohol influence the brain?(theneurosphere.com)
103 points by neurosphere 11y ago|34 comments
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by neurosphere 11y ago
Hi! I wrote the Neurosphere article you're discussing, and noticed this lively comments section. I agree with the question you're asking - if she was born this way, why did she question it? From the research I did on her life, it