Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
Neurophilosophy has a beautiful quote from the great Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal.
The miseries of losing one’s sense of smell are covered by an interesting Slate article on this neglected sense.
Cognitive Daily looks at a study which attempts to answer the question ‘Why do more Asians have perfect pitch?‘.
Two novels on identity theft are touched on by My Mind on Books.
The New York Times has an excellent multimedia feature on ‘The Voices of Bipolar Disorder’ where people affected by the condition discuss their experiences.
Delusions reflect Hollywood movie ‘The Truman Show‘.
Nature reviews the latest Disney animated feature about an artificially intelligent robot Wall-E.
The Female Brain or one female’s perspective? Neuroanthropology reports from a recent ‘critical neuroscience’ conference and a discussion about popular books on sex difference.
Scientific American on why anecdotal evidence can undermine scientific findings for most people.
SciAm’s Mind Matters blog on the neural energy drain of decision-making.
The BPS Research Digest looks at a study that reports novelty seekers have a right-sided spatial bias.
The neuroscience of insight is discussed in a tantalising excerpt from a New Yorker by The Frontal Cortex.
Psych Central has an interview with the insightful psychiatrist Daniel Carlat.
BooYaa! Straight-talking judge has some hard words for Eli Lilly in the ongoing court case over antipsychotic olanzapine (Zyprexa).
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