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One Head, Two Brains
The Atlantic: In 1939, a group of 10 people between the ages of 10 and 43, all with epilepsy, traveled to the University of Rochester Medical Center, where they would become the first people to
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Psychology in an Economic World
Poverty, wealth, and their cognitive, emotional, and neurochemical consequences dominated the discussion in the opening integrative science symposium at ICPS. Moderated by Daniel Cervone, who co-chairs the program committee for the event that kicked off
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How Brains Think: The Embodiment Hypothesis
Humans understand complex aspects of their day-to-day experience through their bodies, says George Lakoff. The acclaimed cognitive linguist provides a comprehensive look at the nature of embodied structures in the brain and the application of
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Brain Scientist: How Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Gets One Thing Deeply Wrong
Wbur: Pixar’s “Inside Out” is the latest in a long tradition of animated entertainment that teaches us about science. Chemistry, as I learned from Saturday morning cartoons, is about mixing colorful, bubbling liquids in test
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How traumatized Air Transat passengers are helping brain research
CTV News: Brain scans of passengers who believed they were about to die when their plane ran out of fuel over the Atlantic in 2001 are helping researchers better understand traumatic memories. Air Transat Flight
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How Your Brain Remembers Where You Parked The Car
NPR: If you run into an old friend at the train station, your brain will probably form a memory of the experience. And that memory will forever link the person you saw with the place
