Daily Archives: January 16th, 2009

Caffeine, hallucinations and an odd ghost obsession

January 16, 2009 – 6:00 pm

A recent study hit the headlines reporting a link between caffeine intake and susceptibility to hallucinations. I’ve just read the paper and it’s an interesting well-conducted correlational study, but what struck me was the wackiness of the headlines it generated. The study, led by researcher Simon Jones, was inspired by previous scientific work that has […]

By vaughanbell | Posted in News | Comments (2)

I don’t care about the bruises, just mind the clipboard

January 16, 2009 – 12:00 pm

Psychologist Jesse Bering has an interesting article in Scientific American about dangerous psychology studies where researchers have risked life and limb to carry out some of the more extreme experiments in psychology. Some of the investigations are quite unethical by today’s standards – two researchers simulating a sexual assault in the street to see how […]

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2009-01-16 Spike activity

January 16, 2009 – 8:00 am

Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news: A third US Army ‘Human Terrain’ researcher has died after injuries sustained in the field, reports Wired. Scientific American Mind Matters discusses the neuroscience of noisy eyeballs – a curious synaesthesia-like condition. The BPS Research Digest discusses research finding describing wine’s flavours helps people […]

By vaughanbell | Posted in Linkage | Comments (4)
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