Moving to Nature Network

Another blogging hiatus on the old "Action Potential" blog. Sorry about that. However, the news is now that I have become a neuroscience editor for Nature, I will be taking my show on the road to a new site, and will be blogging on Nature Network. My new blog is called Nothing's Shocking (10 points to whomever knows the reference) and will pretty much follow the same fast and loose style that got me into trouble here. I hope you'll come take a look. There are already two posts up (besides the obligatory introductory trash), with more to come:

What does mirror self-recognition really mean?

Janelia East and the quest for round scientists

I've greatly enjoyed my year+ on AP and want to thank all of the readers and commenters who provided me with the incentive and motivation to continue doing this. Let the debates continue...

Source: http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nn/rss/action_potential/~3/75XPOgdeVyU/moving_to_nature_network.html

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Poor Neighborhoods Tied to Lower Cognitive Function in Women

New research suggests that for older women, living in a poor neighborhood is associated with lower cognitive function as compared to women who live in more affluent settings. The study, published online by the American Journal of Public Health, is the largest of its type to examine whether living in a poor neighborhood is associated [...]

Source: http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/08/04/poor-neighborhoods-tied-to-lower-cognitive-function-in-women/28352.html

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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-07

How CSI Went Awry. From National Academies, a video about the National Research Council (NRC) report on forensic science http://is.gd/e75Ke # New on SSRN: Lineups and Eyewitness Identification (from Ann Rev Law & Soc Sci 2009) via Neuroethics & Law Blog http://is.gd/e7a6t # Violent Video Games as a Learning Tool? (Yes, but…) from @BrainBlogger http://is.gd/e7brG # New research: [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crimepsychblog/UAsr/~3/5m09Qv-z3Fw/

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Damasio on emotion, Fisher on love, Peretz on music

In March, the Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny hosted a conference on the “Evolutionary Origins of Art and Aesthetics”. The list of speakers was pretty impressive. Luckily, the lectures were taped and are now available on You Tube. Here is a video with lectures by Antonio Damasio on emotion, Helen Fisher on [...]

Source: http://brainethics.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/damasio-on-emotion-fisher-on-love-peretz-on-music/

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My Ex Has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Is There Hope For Us?

How can I explain to an ex-boyfriend who left state and returned that he needs help for is DID? My current psychologist couldn’t answer this question, but flipped it off as insignificant.  I fell in love in Jan. 2010 with a foreign worker who was here to repair damage in the condo after carpet removal [...]

Source: http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2011/08/05/my-ex-has-dissociative-identity-disorder-is-there-hope-for-us/

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