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Why the modern world is bad for your brain - 0 views

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    Multitasking is an essential skill in the era of email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter. But, argues neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin, it's actually making us less efficient
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Revealed: how exam results owe more to genes than teaching » The Spectator - 0 views

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    New research by Professor Robert Plomin shows genes are more important than we like to think
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Human behaviour: is it all in the brain - or the mind? - 0 views

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    Neuroimaging is widely regarded as the key to understanding everything we do, but the authors of a controversial new book, Brainwashed, claim this approach is misguided and dangerous
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BBC News - What can a brain scan tell us about free will? - 0 views

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    We all think we have control of our actions but if a brain tumour or injury can completely change our personality, what does that tell us about free will, asks David Edmonds.
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The Human Spark . Alan Alda | PBS - 0 views

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Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work? - 0 views

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    What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes toward meaning in our work.
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Thomas Insel: Toward a new understanding of mental illness | Talk Video | TED.com - 0 views

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    oday, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a crucial reframing: for us to stop thinking about "mental disorders" and start understanding them as "brain disorders.
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    oday, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a crucial reframing: for us to stop thinking about "mental disorders" and start understanding them as "brain disorders.
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Rethink Your Thoughts about Thinking - Scientific American - 1 views

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    Targeting metacognition-our beliefs about thoughts-might alleviate mood disorders and even schizophrenia
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