Tag: mind
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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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Mapping a brain. Infinite level of analysis. Monads. Decisions…
Mapping the human brain is a noble goal, but a rather ill-defined one. It’s like making a map of the United States. You could just show political boundaries and the locations of cities. Or you might depict geographical features like mountains and rivers. Or transportation routes, like interstate highways and railroad tracks. You might even…
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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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ESP, sixth sense, beliefs, beliefs.
Ever get the feeling you have extrasensory perception, or ESP — a “sixth sense” that gives you powers of perception that transcend the familiar five senses? Well, you’re wrong about that. A new study, published online Jan. 13 in the journal PLOS ONE, shows that there’s simply no such thing as a sixth sense. Didn’t…
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Ultrasound. Brain. Letting go.
Ultrasound May Boost Brain’s Performance, Study Finds: The researchers recorded the participants’ brain responses with electroencephalography (EEG), electrodes on the scalp that measure the electrical activity of the brain. The ultrasound weakened the brain waves that encode the tactile stimulation, they found. But the next set of experiments revealed something truly strange. The researchers conducted…
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