Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
The odd beauty of 60-Year-old preserved brains from the Texas State Mental Hospital. Photo series from the Washington Post.
The Concourse has an interesting piece by an ex-con who discusses violence as a social currency in the US prison system. Interesting contrast between forensic treatment and inmate views of how violence works.
The latest series of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind has just started and has hit the wires.
‘Taboo’ sexual fantasies are surprisingly common according to a study covered by Pacific Standard – see also the epidemiology of internet pornography.
The Scientist has an interesting and extensive piece on advances in face perception research.
Robots for the brain and neuroprosethics for the mind. Interesting Olaf Blanke talk.
Excellent retrospective of 50 years of methadone in Washington Monthly.
We’re Sexist Toward Robots. Sounds trivial but stay with it, actually quite an interesting piece in Motherboard.
Reddit AMA with Vanessa Tolosa – neuroscientist who develops implantable neural devices.
Fascinating BBC News article on the prehistoric population of Europe and the mystery group who brought farming with them.
Mind Hacks 