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Mind readers: Human awareness of our own minds and others' is unlike that of any other animal. But why did consciousness evolve?

Consciousness was for a long time the charged third rail of biology: touch it and … well, maybe you didn’t die, but you were unlikely to ge…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

35 Apr 26
Reply by Simon Paynton

Think: How The Mind Makes Meaning

Think: How The Mind Makes Meaning How do our minds make sense of the world around us and how might the different ways our brains work lead…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

1 Mar 22
Reply by Pope OoO (Out of Order)

Blurbs & Tidbits

Post short, interesting links here if it doesn’t merit its own thread.  I prefer you post these types of tidbits here rather than the comme…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

26 Sep 22, 2012
Reply by Pope OoO (Out of Order)

Spine Tuning: Finding Physical Evidence of How Practice Rewires the Brain

Spine Tuning: Finding Physical Evidence of How Practice Rewires the Brain In kindergarten, several of my friends and I were very serious ab…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

2 Apr 20, 2012
Reply by Dallas the Phallus

Why can smells unlock forgotten memories?

Why can smells unlock forgotten memories? The toy cupboard at my grandmother's house had a particular smell. I cannot tell you what it was,…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

2 Apr 20, 2012
Reply by Dallas the Phallus

Brain Bugs: How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives, by Dean Buonomano

I’m just going to provide a quick review for this book. First, let me start with a description from Amazon.com:With its trillions of connec…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Nov 10, 2011

The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain

      Here's the book. Never read it though.  

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Sep 24, 2011

Get Mental: The Thinking Ape Repository

Like I have started in some of the other groups, this thread is going to be a repository for links, publications, etc, that may not merit t…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

6 Apr 9, 2011
Reply by Dallas the Phallus

Chimp, Bonobo Study Sheds Light on the Social Brain

Chimp, Bonobo Study Sheds Light on the Social Brain It's been a puzzle why our two closest living primate relatives, chimpanzees and bonobo…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Apr 6, 2011

Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry

Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry The molecules that fuel thinking and memory have evolved far more in human brains c…

Started by Dallas the Phallus

0 Mar 29, 2011

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