Conference on neuroaesthetics

I am one of the organizers of a three day conference on neuroaesthetics that takes place at the University of Copenhagen from September 24 to September 26. If you are interested in the relation between art and the brain please consider joining us for what I believe will be an exiting event. Neuroaesthetics is a [...]

Source: http://brainethics.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/conference-on-neuroaesthetics/

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Human Brain Maps Flip During Spatial Navigation

This is a guest post in our #NPGsfn11 blog series and posted on behalf of Moheb Costandi.

The brain encodes two distinct maps of the route from one location to another and switches between the two at different phases of the journey, according to new research presented earlier this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, D.C.

We know that a brain structure called the hippocampus, in the medial temporal lobe, is essential for spatial navigation and for encoding spatial memories. It contains at least four different cell types that encode maps of the environment, but exactly how this occurs is unknown.

According to one model, the hippocampus encodes a Euclidean path, or straight line, between point A and point B. Another suggests that it encodes the true path between the two locations, incorporating diversions around obstacles.

Hugo Spiers and Lorelei Howard of the Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience at University College London wanted to investigate whether the brain might actually encode both of these paths.

Source: http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nn/rss/action_potential/~3/OkEM0F9m87o/human_brain_maps_flip_during_s.html

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Economic Strain Harms Parent-Child Relationship

A new study finds that parents’ financial problems and resulting mental distress affects their relationships with their children. A majority of Americans rate their current financial situation as poor or fair, and nearly half of Americans say they have encountered financial problems in the past year, according to the Pew Research Center. University of Missouri [...]

Source: http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/12/08/economic-strain-harms-parent-child-relationship/32346.html

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Do I Have an Eating Disorder?

i have a question, do you think i have a Eating Disorder? when i get home from school i usually take a nap so i don’t eat anything. i drink water all the time to keep from eating during the day. the most i eat is some dinner with family so they don’t assume anything [...]

Source: http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2011/12/08/do-i-have-an-eating-disorder-5/

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