Posts Tagged ‘Edge’
Brain Plasticity @ Edge
Edge’s Question of the Year is, “What will change everything? What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?” A couple of scientists respond on areas close to our field: — Controlling Brain Plasticity (by Leo Chalupa) — The first major upgrade of the human brain and the mind it generates since the…
Read MoreBrain Health/ Brain Training News
Roundup of interesting news in this emerging field: 1) Brain Health Leaders Team Up to Prevent Crashes. 2) Adults Improve Critical Professional and Personal Skills Through New Cognitive Training Program. 3) Nature Neuroscience Podcast and London Taxi Drivers. 4) What Have You Changed Your Mind About, lately?. 5) The 2008 Mind & Life Summer Research Institute…
Read More“Tis better to give than receive”: oxytocin and dopamine
Jeffrey Gonce, a Psychology teacher at Red Land High School (West Shore School District, PA) just asked his students to “complete a project describing a recent brain (or genetic) study that affects behavior.” Â The students could opt to post their articles online, and Jeffrey was kind enough to send us a link to read the…
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