Tag: dogmatism
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Brain, Mind and How to read Harmonia Philosophica.
A brain pathway that underlies the emotional behaviors critical for survival have been discovered by neuroscientists. The team has identified a chain of neural connections which links central survival circuits to the spinal cord, causing the body to freeze when experiencing fear. Understanding how these central neural pathways work is a fundamental step towards developing effective treatments for emotional…
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Dark matter. Obvious dogmatism.
Dark matter, the mysterious substance estimated to make up approximately more than one-quarter of the mass of the universe, is crucial to the formation of galaxies, stars and even life but has so far eluded direct observation. At a recent UCLA symposium attended by 190 scientists from around the world, physicists presented several analyses that…
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Kleiber’s Law, evolution, geometries of species…
Scientists believe to have found the reason behind the validity of Kleiber’s Law in how animals and plants develop their shapes relatively to their size and mass. (1) Some day we will know everything related to why we are as we are. Some day we will know everything related to our body, our shape, our…
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Fear. Behaviour. Fear. Behaviour.
A team of CSHL scientists have discovered a new neural circuit in the brain that directly links the site of fear memory with an area of the brainstem that controls behavior. Far-reaching neurons in the central amygdala, the location of fear memory in the brain seen here in red (right), directly contact neurons in the…
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A mindless designer, a brain, plastic organic shapes…
A designer scans his consumers’ brains to create the optimal home furnishings they desire. (1) You may like something else, but your brain know better! At least according to the designer who likes to believe your brain than what you actually say! “If you ask people what they like, as a group they like blue, wood…
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