Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
Neurophilosophy has a fantastic ’60 Minutes’ documentary on brain computer interfaces.
Dana’s Cerebrum magazine has an excellent article on ‘connectomics‘ or the neuroscience of tracing the ‘wiring’ of the brain.
PsychCentral has an excellent piece on the psychological research on ‘friends with benefits‘, less politely known as fuck buddies.
Japanese researchers make brain tissue from stem cells, reports Yahoo News.
Antipsychotic aripiprazol has recently been licensed for depression but previous trials suggest it is more likely to cause akathisia than treat mood problems reports Furious Seasons. As an aside, aripiprazol was nicknamed akathisiol in one hospital I worked in.
PsyBlog discusses recent research that suggests, contrary to popular belief, <a href="Weather Has Little Effect on Mood
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My Mind on Books has a video debate on AI entitled ‘Dreaming of an artificial intelligence‘.
Eye misalignment may suggest a raised risk for mental illness later in life, reports Reuters.
The excellent Not Exactly Rocket Science notes a recent study which has found that the same gene mechanism underlies two language disorders.
Cognitive Daily reports on a poetic study that found that being excluded from a social group makes you feel cold – literally.
The increasingly impressive Neuronarrative has an interview with brain specialising science writer Rita Carter.
Left-handed people are more inhibited, reports open-access shy New Scientist.
The BPS Research Digest discusses research finding rare, intense positive events won’t make you happy, but lots of little ones will.
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