Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
Wired has a great piece on illusionist Teller and how stage magic could help cognitive science.
Some fascinating research on the use of video to give insight to brain injured patients unaware of their own paralysis is covered by BPS Research Digest.
The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry has a case report on restless legs syndrome affecting a phantom limb.
The curious link between the urban environment and schizophrenia is explored by Frontier Psychiatrist.
Channel N finds a video lecture on mental illness and creativity by Kay Redfield Jamison.
Funny or offensive? Probably both. The Onion has a satirical news report on World’s Oldest Neurosurgeon Turns 100.
BoingBoing finds an usual vintage comic book series entitled ‘The Strange World of your Dreams‘.
In 2001, all illicit drugs were decriminalised for personal use in Portugal. Time magazine investigates what happened, it turns out drug use has fallen.
The New York Times has an extended article on the meeting of Zen Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis.
A wonderful neurophilosophical quote from Melville’s Moby Dick is captured by Brain Hammer.
Cognition and Culture reviews new book ‘The Art Instinct’.
Do ‘brain training‘ games really work? asks ScAim. The answer, a bit.
PsyBlog has an excellent post on the psychology of consumption.
The media creates concept of media psychologists, encourages them to be unethical, then acts amazed when they are, says Dr Petra.
Wired talks to psychologist Craig Haney about the mental impact of solitary confinement.
Important new research on the genetics of autism spectrum is covered by Not Exactly Rocket Science.
BBC News reports on musician Prince discussing his childhood epilepsy and how he revealed it in a coded message on The Love Symbol Album.
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