Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
Cognitive Daily investigates the curious psychological effects of self-refilling bowls.
The San Francisco Chronicle discusses OCD from the perspective of a popular radio broadcaster and author who experiences the condition.
OmniBrain finds three auditory illusions you can try yourself.
Recent find of an old paper: Using Social Psychology to Motivate Contributions to Online Communities.
Does having more children make you happier? Frontal Cortex investigates.
BBC News looks at pharmaceutical drugs that may boost your brain power.
The Neurophilosopher commemorates the 64th birthday of LSD.
SciAm Mind Matters has a good review of a recent Science paper on visual processing. Scroll down to section entitled ‘Selective Vision‘ (can’t seem to link to individual entries).
Developing Intelligence looks at research on whether children understand time.
Consciousness in the single neuron. A new feature article on Science and Consciousness Review
Madame Fathom investigates part of why smoking may be so attractive despite the health risks: it’s cognitive effects on the brain.
Mind Hacks 