DailyDirt: Hacking The Brain… Not Into Bits
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Studying people’s brains could someday lead to understanding how our minds work. But so far, we’re still a long way away from figuring out what makes our brains tick. Here are just a few more interesting links on the topic of brain research.
- Brain imaging techniques could be used to create more effective psychological treatments — without drugs. Apparently, social anxiety can be significantly reduced with meditation and MRI scans, and the combination produces measurable changes in brain activity. [url]
- Competitive Scrabble players seem to have better visual recognition of words — duh! A study of expert Scrabble players versus a couple dozen non-experts demonstrates that people can train their brains to develop impressive visual word recognition skills, even as adults. [url]
- There might still be time to add a few books to the end of your summer reading list. These are books. [crack open one.] This is your brain on books. [url]
- To discover more interesting articles on the human mind, check out what’s currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]
By the way, StumbleUpon can recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.
Filed Under: brain, mri, scrabble, word recognition
Comments on “DailyDirt: Hacking The Brain… Not Into Bits”
Distinct features of autistic brain revealed in novel Stanford/Packard analysis of MRI scans
http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2011/september/menon.html
…since we’re talking about brains.
Or:
http://www.scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20030218
and
http://www.schlockmercenary.com:8080/2006-10-31
if we’re talking about braaaaaaains.
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How about software that write books?
http://scienceblog.com/47784/students-create-application-that-writes-books/
http://tiny.cc/bookitnow
Well, if we’re also talking about brains, it might be prudent to also talk about our emotions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14900800
I have see my brain via CAT & MRI scans. I find there is something unreal about looking at your own brain.
Re: Re:
I envy you, every time I see some image from inside my body I feel nothing, maybe is cognitive dissonance, but I just can’t see anything strange with it and maybe I should be marvelled at how it is possible to look inside yourself literally.