http://faves.com/users/eric/rss?st=user%3aeric++tag%3a%22science%22tag%3a%22brain%22http://faves.com/Your community view of the Web.en-usSun, 03 Jan 2010 17:24:16 GMTSun, 03 Jan 2010 17:24:16 GMTFaves RSS Generator60http://faves.com/images/logo_login.gifhttp://faves.com/14030<img src="http://i.faves.com/01/61/cdfc/9202c311/0aa9c6c4e59330740c_5.jpg" /><p>This looks like an interesting book purporting to be a new conceptual framework for understanding the human mind. You can read the first couple of chapters for free in a PDF.</p><blockquote><p>Quoted: Academic &amp; Scholarly, Non-fiction Book Publishing On-demand - Brown Walker Press</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/63988109980">Comment at Faves</a> | <a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.brownwalker.com/book.php?method=ISBN&amp;book=1581129890&amp;d=63988109980&amp;t=books,philosophy,mind,brain,science,framework,pattern,wishlist&amp;ls=rss">View original page</a></p>http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/6398810998020.63988109980Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:28:29 GMTericbooks,philosophy,mind,brain,science,framework,pattern,wishlist<img src="http://i.faves.com/01/43/da6f/f3cbb249/f662aa49f7bf8a2d55_5.jpg" /><p>This is a pretty fascinating (but pretty long) article about how expert minds work differently than amateur minds... I'm Dotting the "print" layout so you can get it all in one go...</p><blockquote><p>Quoted: Studies of the mental processes of chess grandmasters have revealed clues to how people become experts in other fields as well.</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/61751282798">Comment at Faves</a> | <a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://scientificamerican.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=00010347-101C-14C1-8F9E83414B7F4945&amp;d=61751282798&amp;t=brain,expert,research,science&amp;ls=rss">View original page</a></p>http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/6175128279820.61751282798Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:08:02 GMTericbrain,expert,research,science<img src="http://i.faves.com/01/c5/ff59/840083f2/4733859dea89324f3c_5.jpg" /><p>Take that you close-minded caffeine hating heebs!</p><p>Oh, and I can be bribed to support your ideas, just buy me a coffee...</p><p><a href="http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/55548867403">Comment at Faves</a> | <a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn9280&amp;feedId=online-news_rss20&amp;d=55548867403&amp;t=coffee,caffeine,science,psychology,brain,news&amp;ls=rss">View original page</a></p>http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/5554886740320.55548867403Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:14:27 GMTericcoffee, caffeine, science, psychology, brain,news<img src="http://i.faves.com/01/07/cd22/fb598c31/a923916bb2b3363444_5.jpg" /><blockquote><p>Quoted: The team conducted a series of experiments to pinpoint the brain activity associated with introspection and that linked to sensory function. They found that the brain assumes a robotic functionality when it has to concentrate all its efforts on a difficult, timed task – only becoming "human" again when it has the luxury of time.</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/51549567424">Comment at Faves</a> | <a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9019-watching-the-brain-switch-off-selfawareness.html&amp;d=51549567424&amp;t=science,brain,news&amp;ls=rss">View original page</a></p>http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/5154956742420.51549567424Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:19:27 GMTericscience, brain,news<img src="http://i.faves.com/01/31/5e50/3edbb683/f781da41af4021a318_5.jpg" /><p>Interesting study on mice re: post-birth hippocampal development. While it's dangerous to extrapolate to humans, it's also kind of fun...</p><blockquote><p>Quoted: Exercising during pregnancy might have unanticipated benefits – at least in mice, a new study suggests. Pups born to active mums developed bigger brains a few weeks after birth.</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/47751102885">Comment at Faves</a> | <a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8807&amp;d=47751102885&amp;t=science,exercise,birth,brain,hippocampus,news&amp;ls=rss">View original page</a></p>http://faves.com/users/eric/dot/4775110288520.47751102885Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:11:42 GMTericscience, exercise, birth, brain, hippocampus,news