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Lisa Eriksen

Why Oreos Are As Addictive As Cocaine To Your Brain - Forbes - 0 views

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    Oreos actually activated cells in this brain area more than did either cocaine or morphine, which suggests that that magical combination of sugar and fat may be even more delectable to our brains than drugs.
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    I saw this and thought, "Wow, I don't think I need to know this." :-)
Lisa Eriksen

Brains of rats connected allowing them to share information via internet | Science | gu... - 0 views

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    An organic computer? Brain communication over continents via the internet? This would be one way to "connect" with our museum visitors;-)
Lisa Eriksen

How Childhood Neglect Stunts the Brain | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

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    Still so much for us to learn about the brain, behavior and learning.
Ruth Cuadra

Why we buy music - 0 views

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    pinpoints the specific brain activity that makes new music rewarding and predicts the decision to purchase music.
Lisa Eriksen

New tasks become as simple as waving a hand with brain-computer interfaces | UW Today - 0 views

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    The bionic man/woman is not too far off.
Ruth Cuadra

The Neurochemistry of Empathy, Storytelling, and the Dramatic Arc, Animated | Brain Pic... - 0 views

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    even the simplest narrative can elicit powerful empathic response by triggering the release of neurochemicals like cortisol and oxytocin, provided it is highly engaging and follows the classic dramatic arc
Ruth Cuadra

Art appreciation is measureable - 1 views

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    "By measuring brain activity, interviewing test persons about thoughts and reactions, and charting their artistic knowledge, it's possible to gain new and exciting insight into what makes people appreciate good works of art. The model can be used for visual art, music, theatre and literature"
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    this is one of those interesting angle on trends in neuroscience / quantification; push back will be on 'why do we need to measure everything' ; push towards this world will say - but if we know how people process arts experience we can improve the level of engagement.. Great scan hit!
Ruth Cuadra

Whole Earth Psychology - Blog of the Long Now - 0 views

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    Cognitive skills...are not hardwired into our brains at all: there is considerable cross-cultural variation in the way we respond to and make sense of environmental stimuli.
Ruth Cuadra

Complainers in the Office: 3 Ways to Deal With Them | Inc.com - 1 views

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    being exposed to too much complaining can actually make you dumb.
Ruth Cuadra

Why blunting emotion can save you money - 0 views

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    Scientists have discovered that your feelings about something and the value you put on it are calculated similarly in a specific brain region. If this is true for individuals, could also be true for organizations (i.e., collections of individuals)?
Lisa Eriksen

DIY science MOOC seeks funding on Kickstarter to conduct brain experiments at home - Te... - 1 views

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    I still wonder about the ethical issues of people having these devices and what they could do to living creatures.......
Garry Golden

Art and the Brain: Museum Near Boston Hires Neuroscientist to Transform Visitors' Exper... - 1 views

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    calf museums Neuro hire experience
Ruth Cuadra

Faking It: A Visual History of 150 Years of Image Manipulation Before Photoshop | Brain... - 0 views

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    in the quarter century since, the rise of digital photography and image manipulation software has increasingly transmogrified the photographer into a constructor of reality, a reality in which believing is seeing
Ruth Cuadra

iBrain, a Device That Can Read Thoughts - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    The iBrain is part of a new generation of portable neural devices and algorithms intended to monitor and diagnose conditions like sleep apnea, depression and autism... Help people to communicate by merely thinking...researching signals that look for intent
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