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Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern Mind
Neurontic has a new home
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on July 4, 2006 - 2:35pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindStay Tuned
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on May 10, 2006 - 7:20am. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindJust a quick note to let readers know that Neurontic will be moving to a new home. I plan to "relauch" within the next few weeks. Stay tuned for further details.
Hope to see you there!
Android Science
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 24, 2006 - 10:32pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindRobotics Engineer Hiroshi Ishiguro has created the first truly convincing human analog--and new field of psychology to boot.
Semen: "It's better than Cats."
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 24, 2006 - 12:17pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindNew York State University Psychologist Gordon Gallup thinks that semen-based drugs may be the next big thing in anti-depressants.
Disclaimer: Due to adult content, this entry is not recommended for the kiddies.
Demystifying ESP
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 17, 2006 - 12:38pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindIs ESP the result of information bubbling up from the adaptive unconscious? Neurotheologist Michael Thalbourne thinks so and I'm inclined to agree.
The Science of Dreaming
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 15, 2006 - 10:21am. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindIs dreaming the byproduct of the mind's need to form a cohesive narrative from a set of random stimuli? Or was Freud right after all? Are dreams "shaped by hidden emotions or motives?"
Drink to your health?
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 10, 2006 - 9:39pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindScience Daily says: "Moderate Drinking Associated with Better Cognition in Women." But don't start celebrating just yet.
When it comes to brains, does size really matter?
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 10, 2006 - 9:25am. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindTerence Kealey, Vice Chancellor of Buckingham University, says the size of the female brain suggests women were the first domesticated pets.
Hi, my name is Orli and I'm a dyscalculiac
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 3, 2006 - 11:50am. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindScientists have a name for the numerically-challenged: dyscalculiacs. (Yes, there’s an actual syndrome.)
Penfield's Homunculus and the mystery of phantom limbs
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on April 2, 2006 - 3:57pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindV.S. Ramachandran uses an unorthodox technique to solve a centuries old neurological mystery. (And just a little bit about foot fetishes.)
Sex, Love and SSRIs
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on March 27, 2006 - 11:39am. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindIt’s no secret that SSRIs squelch the sex drive. But, according to anthropologist Helen Fisher, they also "jeopardize feelings of romantic love, feelings of attachment to a spouse or partner, one's fertility and one's genetic future."
The anatomy of conformity
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on March 26, 2006 - 12:02pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindA 2005 study by Emory University Psychiatrist Gregory Berns revealed that social pressure can literally change what you see.
You are getting very sleepy . . .
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on March 20, 2006 - 1:01pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindA recent study on hypnosis seems to confirm what new-age philosophers have been saying for decades: you have the power to alter your perception of reality.
Stranger than Science Fiction
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on March 20, 2006 - 10:32am. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindA group of Florida neuroscientists taught a disembodied brain to fly an F-22 fighter jet.
Don't be afraid of your genes
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on March 13, 2006 - 1:17pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindWill advances in genetics result in a vast social engineering project? And is genetic determinism a myth?
