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A bridge over troubled waters for fMRI?
Yesterday’s ‘troubles with fMRI’ article has caused lots of debate so I thought I’d post the original answers given to me by neuroimagers Russ Poldrack and Tal Yarkoni from whi… more →
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A bridge over troubled waters for fMRI?
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wrote 5 days ago: Yesterday’s ‘troubles with fMRI’ article has caused lots of debate so I thought I … more →
The trouble with fMRI
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wrote 5 days ago: I’ve written a piece for The Observer about ‘the trouble with brain scans’ that di … more →
Neuro images
wrote 1 week ago: So how did I not know about the amazing neuroimages blog? It has plenty of beautiful pieces like thi … more →
Legal highs making the drug war obsolete
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wrote 1 week ago: If you want any evidence that drugs have won the drug war, you just need to read the scientific stud … more →
She's lost control
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wrote 2 weeks ago: An article in Slate claims to have detectected a ‘logic hole’ in how much sympathy we fe … more →
How the British missed a trip
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wrote 3 weeks ago: The first ever medical report on the effects of magic mushrooms is featured in an article in Current … more →
The rise and fall of Dark Warrior epilepsy
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Of all the names for a neurological disorder in the history of medicine, the most awesome has got to … more →
BBC Future column: Does the internet rewire your brain?
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wrote 1 month ago: My column for BBC Future from a few days ago. The original is here. Mindhacks.com readers will have … more →
Is the brain the centre of your universe?
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wrote 1 month ago: The Observer has a fantastic debate between neuroscientists David Eagleman and Raymond Tallis about … more →
The delightful science of laughter
wrote 1 month ago: Neuroscientist Sophie Scott gave a fantastic talk on the science of laughter for a recent TEDx event … more →
Snakes on a brain
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wrote 1 month ago: The latest Journal of Neuroscience features a study on the neuroscience behind Akiyoshi Kitaoka … more →
Don't tase my lobe
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wrote 1 month ago: A case report in Forensic Science International describes a man who had a taser dart penetate his sk … more →
Sound trip
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wrote 1 month ago: A fascinating excerpt about a hallucinogenic drug called DiPT that only causes hearing distortions … more →
The future of fMRI
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wrote 1 month ago: Nature has an article looking at the future of fMRI brain scanning in light of its long-lasting hype … more →
Inside The Ailing Brain
wrote 2 months ago: The Ailing Brain is a fantastic documentary series on the brain and its disorders that’s freel … more →
I exercised today...
wrote 2 months ago: or at least in my head I did. I thought about it so much I’m actually exhausted. You know what … more →
Bring the love
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wrote 2 months ago: The world of art, neuroscience and, er… competitive affection, collide in a delightful film ab … more →
The hidden history of lobotomy's non-inventor
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wrote 2 months ago: A fascinating snippet on the notorious supposed inventor of the frontal lobotomy, Egas Moniz, from a … more →
Neurotoxic e-waste recycling
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wrote 2 months ago: The Lancet has an extensive news piece on how the recycling of old electronics in developing countri … more →
