Neuroscience

Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Dementia, Brain Health, Tbi, Cognitive Assessments, Bill Reichman, Cognitive Bias, Neuroscience, Schizophrenia, Cognitive Training, Treatment, Dana Foundation, Stanford University, Augmented Cognition, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, World Economic Forum, Brain Fitness Software, Frontiers, Workplaces, Augmenting Cognition, Aging, Brain Awareness Week, Lifestyle, MATRICS Cognitive Battery, Libraries, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurocognitive, Pharmacological, Society for Neuroscience, Brain Age, Torkel Klingberg, Cognitive, Cognitive Age, Baycrest, Schools, Cognition, Healthcare, Living News

Groundbreaking cognitive neuroscience research has occurred over the last 20 years -- without parallel growth of consumer awareness and appropriate professional dissemination.

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Courage Contagion: Social Influence in Protests

Jamil Zaki | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Fear, Neuroscience, Courage, Iran Election, Protest, Social Movements, Iran, Psychology, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Neda, Social Psychology, World News

The last few weeks in Iran have reminded us of many things we'd rather not remember about governments, and of at least one thing that we should remember about people: they can stand up for their beliefs even when doing so poses great risk.

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This Is Your Brain On Wall Street

N. E. Marsden | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, Neuroscience, Wall Street, Economics, Brain, Neurofinance, Money, Stock Market, Economy, Neuroeconomics, Risk, Investors, Bubble, Business News

Pioneers in the field of neurofinance are searching for the right neurococktail of emotion and logic for today's fast-paced electronic marketplace.

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Sci-Fi Morality: Could Aliens Save Us from Prejudice?

Jamil Zaki | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Rwanda, Emotions, Neuroscience, Implicit Bias, Independence Day, Altruism, Science, Hurricane Katrina, Morality, Psychology, Watchmen, Israel, Prejudice, Science Fiction, World News

Mountains of evidence suggest that being part of a group changes our perceptions of members of other groups at startlingly basic levels.

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Researchers Discover Neurological Cause Of Republicanism But Cure Is Years Away

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Special Olympics, Gop, Neuroscience, Brain, Humor, Republican Party, Sean Hannity, Political Humor, Comedy News

Researchers seem confident that by finding the exact region of the human brain that leads to becoming an important and respected member of the Republican party that it will be possible to isolate and ultimately eradicate the condition.

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Anatomy of a Tough Decision

Scott Huettel | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Decisions, Neuroscience, Brain, Neurology, Decision-Making, Business News

The way we make decisions results, in part, from low-level biases within our own brains.

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Empathy Fatigue and What the Press Can Do About It

Jamil Zaki | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Neuroscience, Empathy, Susan Sontag, Psychology, Hurricane Katrina, Media, Press, Prejudice, Barack Obama, Media News

The "CNN effect" describes how, by airing images of suffering, news outlets can create enormous pressure for governments to intervene, fueled by public outcry over the suffering of others.

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - The Heart of the Matter

Dr. Gino Yu | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Neuroscience, Breaking Up, Brain, Relationships, Emotional Intelligence, Love, Social Consciousness, Consciousness, Living News

The day before a breakup and the day just after a break-up feel very different. One moment life is full of meaning and purpose, and in an instant everything changes.

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Neurofinance: Gaming the Human Brain?

N. E. Marsden | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Wall Street has come up with a new twist on "insider trading": brain science. Neuroeconomics and Neurofinance give new meaning to the term "Pandora's Box."

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UK Scientists Grow Human Brain

Sky News | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Human Brain Grown, Neuroscience, Grow Human Brain, Brain, England, Stem Cells, Science, Alzheimer's, Stem Cell Research, World News

The team at Aston University created tiny bundles of cells which act like a mini nervous system. They believe it could help find a cure for degenerati...

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What Makes Our Internal Clock Tick?

Los Angeles Times | Melissa Healy | Posted 04.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Time, Internal Clock, Living News

Ironic, then, that a resource as precious as seconds, minutes and hours is so poorly understood and so routinely misestimated by modern humans -- by 1...

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Brain Training: It Works...Kind Of

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Games, Brain Training, Alzheimer's, Posit Science, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Brain Fitness, Brain Age, Living News

In short, if you are considering buying some of these new brain training programs for yourself, your patients, a loved one...you do need to do a bit of homework.

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Obama and the Science of Altruism

Jamil Zaki | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Togetherness, Community Service, Helping the Needy, Emotion, Charity, Empathy, Hope, Children, Brains, Altruism, Helping Others, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, Psychology, Obama Community Service, Peace Corps, Barack Obama, Helping the Poor, Giving Back to the Community, Emotions, Neuroscience, Brain, Martin Luther King, Volunteering, Kids, Service, Giving Back, Evolution, Politics News

Why would we have evolved to feel each other's pain? Two aspects of empathy can help explain this, and the reason that evolution may have selected for strong empathizers in the first place.

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Good News for People with Insomnia

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Health, Insomnia, Science, Depression, Neuroscience, Anxiety, Gaba Insomnia, Primary Insomnia, Gaba, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Living News

A new study in the journal Sleep reports that some people have abnormal brain activities that keep them hyperalert.

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Obama Infomercial and Your Brain

Stephen H. Baum | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Politics, Neuroscience, Election, Brain, Barack Obama, Obama Infomercial, Psychology, Politics News

One of the roles of leadership is to provide such sense of control to others. And that is why the Obama infomercial is likely to have been very effective.

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Can Games, Meditation and Parenting Help Improve Attention?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Michael Posner, Dogan Prize, Neuroscience, Attention, Mindfulness, Health, Brain Training, Cogniitve, Memory, Meditation, Parenting, Brain Fitness, Video Games, Meditation Practice, Emotional Intelligence, Living News

I am honored to interview today Michael I. Posner, a prominent scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience.

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Third Screen: An Interview with Dr. Oliver Sacks

Vickie Karp | Posted 10.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Freud, Neuroscience, Dr. Oliver Sacks, Happy Birthday., Robin Williams, Stroke, MRI Brain Scans, PET Scans, Beth Abraham Hospital, Alzheimer's, The Brain, Yahoo!, Awakenings, Style News

Music had this amazing ability to allow [transfixed patients] to move and speak and think. It was very startling. I've seen it numerous times since, but it still astounds me.

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The Heat Factor: Warm Skin, Cozier Sleep

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Science, Neuroscience, Sleep Problems, Sleep Disorders, Health, Sleep, Living News

We've learned a great deal about how skin is like the brain's twin. It can create messages for the brain to respond to without needing it to act first.

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Why Boredom Is Good For You

New York Times | Benedict Carey | Posted 09.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Boredom Studies, Creativity, Neuroscience, Mental Health, Relaxation, Boredom, Living News

Boredom is more than a mere flagging of interest or a precursor to mischief. Some experts say that people tune things out for good reasons, and that o...

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Head Trip: Who Do You Trust When Your Child's Surgeons Give Conflicting Advice?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Pediatricians, Head, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Brain, Surgery, Headaches, Chiari Malformation, Children, Arnold Chiari, Brain Surgery, Childrens Hospital, Children's Health, Surgeon, Columbia-Presbyterian, Living News

Like any father, I wish I could take my son's place in all of life's harrowing rides, but I settle for what I can do: sit close, hold his hand, and tighten his buckle.

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Ready to Measure Your Brain Fitness?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Otraumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Screening, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Nih, Brain, Military Brain, Cognitive Assessment, Health, Health Insurance, Brain Resource, Brain Fitness, Brain Age, Optumhealth, Living News

Brain scientists don't recognize one overall "brain age" or "intelligence". We can view our brain functions or cognitive abilities as a variety of skills; there's no "brain age" that can be measured.

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A Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Baby Boomers, Cognitive Science, Alzheimers, Mental Health, Brain, Exercise, Nutrition, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Brain Fitness, Living News

I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.

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