Neuroscience

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Deepakese: The Woo-Woo Master Deepak Chopra Speaks

Michael Shermer | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Woo-Woo, Materialism, Pseudoscience, Life-After-Death, Reincarnation, Larry King LIve, Science, Jeff Probst, Afterlife, Deepak Chopra, Living News

Deepak Chopra is unhappy with my brand of skepticism--the type that identifies woo-woo nonsense and calls it for what it is: baloney. Last week Deep...

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Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living

Read More: John Maddox, Fundamentalism, Michael Shermer, Materialism, Life-After-Death, Neuroscience, Scientific American, Charles Darwin, Science, Evolution, Albert Einstein, Living News

For those who aren't familiar with the term, "woo woo" is a derogatory reference to almost any form of unconventional thinking, aimed by professional skeptics.

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Your New Year Resolution: Adopt a Denier

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 12.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Science, Neuroscience, Evolution, Climate Change Deniers, Global Warming Deniers, Green News

Believe it or not, there are people who deny the veracity of the mountain of science behind the origins of humans, the formation of the universe, health care and the state of our environment.

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Are Our Minds Going The Way Of Our Waists?

David Rock | Posted 12.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Starvation, Hunger, Neuroscience, Twitter, Social Networks, Relationships, Brain, Human Brain, Diabetes, Facebook, Obesity, Iq, Wellness, Mind, Overweight, Attention Span, Living News

Put together cheap resources everywhere and poor self-control, and you get a weight problem literally of epidemic proportions. The trouble is, this same phenomenon may be happening with our minds.

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Sound Body Equals Sound Mind, Study Finds

LiveScience | Posted 12.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Brain, Healthy Lifestyle, Exercise, Health, Body, Fitness, Memory, Cardiovascular Fitness, Brain Science, Wellness, Mind, Living News

A new study proves the old Roman saying, "A sound mind in a sound body" �" the more fit one's heart is, the more one's brain seems to benefit, scien...

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How Habits Can Make Or Break Us

Russell Poldrack | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Brain Research, Habits, Addiction & Recovery, Neuroscience, The Balanced Life, Brain, Living News

The persistence of habits can be a blessing or a curse. By knowing more about where habits come from and how they develop, we can learn to manage their impact in our daily lives.

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Scientific Link To Autism Identified

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Brain Chemistry, Brain, Biology, Health, Biochemistry, New Study, Autism, Vaccine, Neurology, Hormones, Wellness, Homeostasis, Hormone-Imbalance, Living News

After careful review of countless scientific studies, The Center's Life Sciences group was able to formulate a scientifically verifiable model for the...

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Brain Scans Reveals Invisible Damage Of PTSD

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Afganistan, Neuroscience, Mental Health, Military, Brain, Health, Brain Damage, Ptsd, Iraq, Brain Scan, Wellness, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News

WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...

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Humans Still Evolving As Brain Shrinks

LiveScience | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Dna, Brain Scans, Scientific Research, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Brain, Evolving, Human Brain, Science, Evolution, Brain Shrinking, Human Genome, Living News

Evolution in humans is commonly thought to have essentially stopped in recent times. But there are plenty of examples that the human race is still evo...

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Dreams: Exercise For The Brain, New Study Suggests

psychology.about.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Dreams, Cognitive Science, Brain, Dreaming, Insomni, Sleep Study, Scientific Study, A Exhaustion, Brain Scan, Sleep, Living News

According to a new study by sleep and dream expert J. Allan Hobson, dreams might just be the brain's way of preparing for all of experiences it will e...

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Oceanophilia: The Neuroscience of Emotion and the Ocean

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Conservation, Science, Neuroscience, Emotion, Marine Biology, Impact News

Let's mine neuroscience to develop a set of powerful conservation tools that educators, advocates, policymakers and scientists can use to better and more deeply engage, inspire and lead people in the restoration and protection of our beloved ocean.

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Life After Death: The View From The Edge

Dinesh D'Souza | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Susan Blackmore, Raymond Moody, Neuroscience, Near-Death Experiences, Life After Death, Death and Dying, Psychology, Nde, Death & Dying, Living News

The best empirical evidence for life after death comes from people who have had "near death experiences." These are people who have gone to the edge and come back with a report.

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The Upside Of Depression

newsweek.com | Sharon Begley | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Neuroscience, Depression, Mental Health, Well-Being, Emotional Wellness, Psychology, Wellness, Living News

Critiques of happiness and the happiness industry came mostly from psychologists, philosophers, and sociologists who are concerned about the effect of...

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The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Philosophy, Myspace, Sociology, Email, Twitter, Facsimile, Psychology, Skype, Smoke Signals, Facebook, Morse Code, Telegraph, Text Messaging, Telephone, Neuroscience, Web, Data, Mobile Phone, Evolution, Technology, Gui, Technology News

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

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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

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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Multitasking: The Brain Seeks Novelty

Russell Poldrack | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Unitasking, Multitasking, The Balanced Life, Brain, Multi-Tasking, Dopamine, Living News

The brain is built to ignore the old and focus on the new. Novelty is probably one of the most powerful signals to determine what we pay attention to in the world.

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Inside The Tripper's Brain: Scientists Create 3D Maps Of Brains On Drugs (VIDEO)

Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Lsd, Neuroscience, Brain on LSD, Brain Drug Trip, Brain Hallucinogen, Brain, Acid, Brain on Acid, Brain Drugs, Drugs, Hallucinogenics, Neurology, Technology News

See video below "What does a trip to hell look like inside the mind?" this National Geographic segment asks. Find out in the video below, which tak...

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There Is a Beauty Within You #9: Mom Became Like the Sweetness of the Chocolates

Bob Lingvall | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Dementia, Neuroscience, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Meditation, Identity, Spirituality, Death, Self-Realization, The Inner Life, Living News

Mom became like the sweetness of the chocolates she would eat. The dementia her sculptor, releasing the angel within, chiseling away memories, opinions, and beliefs until only her gentle presence remained.

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Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: L.A., Holistic, Disposable, Children, Green Parenting, Babysitter, Waldorf Education, Diapers, Neuroscience, Strollers, Mothering, Eastern Europe, Actress, Medicine, Sitcom, Trend, Family, Research Professor, Materialism, Replacement Level, Nanny, Home-Schooling, Body, Nbc, Caregiver, Planet, Husband, Los Angeles, Sierra Magazine, Sustainable, Ucla, Reform Judaism, Health, Judaism, Population, Vegetarian, Homemade Hygiene Products, Bedsharing, Discipline, Earth, Liberal, Potty-Training, Cleaning Products, Cloth, Tolerance, Holistic Moms Network, Cats, Acting, Southern California, Kids, Celebrity, Stay-at-Home Mom, Mayim Bialik, Hollywood, Elimination Communication, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Religion, Water, Fast Food, Slings, Environment, Mom, Shtetl, Blossom, Green News

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

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'Telepathy' 2.0: Send Messages 'Brain-To-Brain', Scientists Claim

Times Online | Posted 10.17.2009 | Technology

Read More: Read Minds, Christopher James, Neuroscience, University of Southhampton, Mind Reading, ‘Brain-to-Brain Communication, Telepathy, Technology News

Ever wanted to read minds? Ever wanted to communicate your thoughts without speaking a word? It may become possible after claims by British scientist...

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The Scientists' Bark

G.A. Bradshaw | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Medical Ethics, Neuroscience, Nature, Animal Rights, Charles Darwin, Frans De Waal, Evolution, Chimpanzees, Mammals, Animals, Bioethics, Culture, Green News

The author of Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us About Humanity examines new findings from primatology and neurobiology.

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Flickr's Caterina Fake: 'Hard Work' Can Be Detrimental

Fast Company | Cliff Kuang | Posted 10.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Efficiency, Neuroscience, Daydreaming, Watson and Crick, Caterina Fake, Economy, Four-Hour Work Week, Facebook, Entrepreneurship, Time Wasters, Hard Work, Flickr, Business News

Caterina Fake, who, with her husband Stewart Butterfield, founded Flickr, knows a thing or two about bliztkreig work schedules. But she points out tha...

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Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death

dsc.discovery.com | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Death and Dying, Neuroscience, Brain, Death, Living News

A study of seven terminally ill patients found identical surges in brain activity moments before death, providing what may be physiological evidence o...

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There Is a Beauty Within You #8: Where Neuroscience and Mystical Intuition Converge

Bob Lingvall | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Mysticism, Neuroscience, Self-Awareness, Self-Realization, Living News

You are not the idea or image in your head others can try to distort with their criticisms and complaints. You are a point of silent awareness whose nature appears as peace, bliss, and compassion.

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