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The Emperor's New FMRI

Barry Schwartz | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Research, Fmri, Reductionism, Psychology, Neuroscience, Dualism, FMRI Scanners, Naive Reductionism, Brain Science, Neuroscientists, Affective Neuroscience, Brain Tumor, Living News
Barry Schwartz

The lay attitude, "naïve reductionism," assumes that the causes of behavior lie in states of the brain, not in states of psychology. This is a profound mistake.

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Minding The Heart Is Jurisprudent

Marilia Duffles | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Supreme Court, Brain Science, Obama, Empathy, Decision-Making, Moral Code, Living News
Marilia Duffles

We envision ourselves as logical thinkers, but we're really feeling beings. Moral code has been wired in our brain ever since we stopped walking on all fours.

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Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 2 of 6

Valerie Tarico | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Christianity, Brain Science, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Belief, Evangelical Christians, Living News
Valerie Tarico

If dogs had a god, God would be a dog; if horses had a god, God would be a horse. Not all human gods or magical beings have human bodies, but they do, however, have human psyches -- minds with quirks and limitations that are peculiar to our species.

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The Science Of Romance: Brains Have A Love Circuit

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Science, Love, Living News

WASHINGTON — Like any young woman in love, Bianca Acevedo has exchanged valentine hearts with her fiance. But the New York neuroscientist knows ...

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Top 11 Books for Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Trust Program, Norman Doidge, Judith Beck, Thanks, Executive Brain, Brain Science, Perception, Brain 101, User Guide to the Brain, Train Your Brain, Brain Fitness, The Executive Brain, Brain, Frontal Lobes, John Medina, Learning, Teaching, Gratitude, Spark, Brain Rules, Elkhonon Goldberg, Robert Emmons, Positive Psychology, Beck Diet Solution, Larry MccCleary, Cognitive, Brain Fitness Books, Attention, Sharon Begley, Health, Exercise, Beck Diet, James Zull, Books, John Ratey, Cognitive Health, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

We've compiled the 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains' readers during 2008.

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