Blogs about: Affectemtion
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Woman uses brain implant to stimulate her brain's pleasure center, study reports
io9.com reports: The 1986 case of a woman addicted to stimulating herself with a brain implant is chronicled in a scientific article from Pain journal called Compulsive thalamic self-stimulation: a ca… more →
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Woman uses brain implant to stimulate her brain's pleasure center, study reports
cogsciblog wrote 1 week ago: io9.com reports: The 1986 case of a woman addicted to stimulating herself with a brain implant is ch … more →
The cognitive benefits of a bad mood
cogsciblog wrote 3 weeks ago: The BBC reports: An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grum … more →
Is dopamine the neural basis for motivation?
cogsciblog wrote 3 weeks ago: The NY Times reports: People talk of getting their “dopamine rush” from chocolate, music, the stock … more →
Is a bullying boss trying to hide incompetence?
cogsciblog wrote 1 month ago: New Scientist reports: “Power holders feel they need to be superior and competent. When they d … more →
NEWSWEEK asks: Is your baby racist?
cogsciblog wrote 2 months ago: NEWSWEEK reports: We all want our children to be unintimidated by differences and have the social sk … more →
New study suggests we learn more from successes than from failures
cogsciblog wrote 3 months ago: Science Daily reports: If you’ve ever felt doomed to repeat your mistakes, researchers at MIT … more →
TIME Magazine: "Self-help through negative thinking"
cogsciblog wrote 3 months ago: TIME Magazine reports on new research into the so-called ’self-help’ phenomenon (termed … more →
Reflections on the Implicit Association Test
cogsciblog wrote 4 months ago: NEWSWEEK’s Raina Kelley writes: …I have spent the next 12 years leaving my purse wide op … more →
Right ear more responsive to requests than left ear, study finds
cogsciblog wrote 5 months ago: Wired reports: You’re in a loud and sweaty Italian dance club when a woman approaches you. To be hea … more →
Changing emotion with gaming simulations
cogsciblog wrote 5 months ago: Note: this is cross-posted with my Education Blog. Science Daily reports: Social problems like bully … more →
The influence of 'stereotype threat' on cognition
cogsciblog wrote 5 months ago: TIME Magazine reports: As explicit discrimination has receded in the last two decades, culminating i … more →
Brain perceives happiness more quickly than it perceives fear, study finds
cogsciblog wrote 5 months ago: Science Daily reports: …An international group of experts has carried out an in-depth study in … more →
The 'science of change' comes to the White House
cogsciblog wrote 5 months ago: TIME Magazine reports: Two weeks before Election Day, Barack Obama’s campaign was mobilizing m … more →
Investigating the placebo effect
cogsciblog wrote 6 months ago: NEWSWEEK reports: …There is no denying the drumbeat of studies on the therapeutic power of pla … more →
Does brain chemistry underlie religious experience?
cogsciblog wrote 6 months ago: NPR reports: …Some researchers are using new technologies to try to understand spiritual exper … more →
Can changing one's cultural setting increase creativity?
cogsciblog wrote 7 months ago: Science Daily reports on new research: Living in another country can be a cherished experience, but … more →
Are 'neuro-enhancing' drugs coming to a campus near you?
cogsciblog wrote 7 months ago: NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross reports: In the modern world of busy schedules and busier liv … more →
Expert advice makes brains "shut down," study suggests
cogsciblog wrote 8 months ago: Wired.com reports: A brain-scanning study of people making financial choices suggests that when give … more →
Scientists identify brain's 'God spot'
cogsciblog wrote 8 months ago: The Daily Mail reports: Scientists searching for a ‘God spot’ in the brain have found th … more →
