8/04/2006

Blogging on the Brain: 7/30 - 8/4

Some highlights from the week in brain blogging:

Where are the genetics to IQ? The always excellent GenExp covers a recent article that comes up empty-handed for identifying the precise genes responsible for IQ's hereditary component.

How to Get Better Sleep: Mind Hacks points out an article in Science with advice about how to apply the latest in sleep research to your own nightlife.

Noticing Changes: Cognitive Daily finds a new demonstration of change blindness.

Sound Improves Learning: Dr. Jarrett covers a fascinating study in which compatible sound effects increased the speed of learning a perceptual task.

Rat Art: A petri dish of rat neurons uses robotic arms to paint. Wild!

Alex the Gray Parrot has object permanence! (How similar are parrots and children, really?)

Life Like a Movie: An oldie by Christof Koch in Sci Am, about whether consciousness is more like a series of snapshots or a continuous stream.

Have a nice weekend!

32 Comments:

Blogger BionicBuddha said...

I've got blogging on the brain, but unfortunately instead of developing intelligence I should probably just be content with maintaining sanity!



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8/04/2006 05:17:00 PM  
Blogger chumly said...

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8/04/2006 07:29:00 PM  
Blogger Andrea said...

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8/04/2006 09:44:00 PM  
Blogger Beth said...

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8/04/2006 09:50:00 PM  
Blogger The Sanity Inspector said...

Congratulations on landing the spotlight at Bloggers start page!

8/04/2006 10:43:00 PM  
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8/04/2006 11:51:00 PM  
Blogger .::JoSePhIne::. said...

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8/05/2006 03:58:00 AM  
Blogger .::JoSePhIne::. said...

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8/05/2006 03:59:00 AM  
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8/05/2006 06:24:00 AM  
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8/05/2006 07:08:00 AM  
Blogger UB said...

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8/05/2006 07:09:00 AM  
Blogger Ben Myers said...

Believing in permanence is silly, little parrot, and childish, indeed.

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Does this site develop intelligence, or does it add to the confusion?

8/05/2006 07:22:00 AM  
Blogger Aura Serene said...

Thank you so much for the links, I learned a lot from them.

This sure will help me in my studies! Thank you so much!:D

8/05/2006 08:58:00 AM  
Blogger successman said...

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8/05/2006 09:20:00 AM  
Blogger YahyaJohn said...

Great blog, Chris!

Question: How did you get that nifty toolbar to appear below your posts?

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8/05/2006 09:49:00 AM  
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8/05/2006 10:07:00 AM  
Blogger Mike said...

Congrats on the Blog Of Note-ism bestowed upon you!

8/05/2006 10:24:00 AM  
Blogger Justin R. said...

anyone interested on the relationship between IQ and genetics should check out the book "The Bell Curve." It's a source of great controversy because of some of the implications of the findings, but most of its critics clearly did not read the book all the way through.

8/05/2006 04:22:00 PM  
Blogger Justin R. said...

anyone interested on the relationship between IQ and genetics should check out the book "The Bell Curve." It's a source of great controversy because of some of the implications of the findings, but most of its critics clearly did not read the book all the way through.

8/05/2006 04:24:00 PM  
Blogger High Power Rocketry said...

Great stuff! : )

8/05/2006 06:03:00 PM  
Blogger Hearing Voices said...

Welcome to the blogger front page!

8/05/2006 06:24:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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8/05/2006 07:09:00 PM  
Blogger Hamish Alcorn said...

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8/05/2006 07:43:00 PM  
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8/06/2006 04:24:00 AM  
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8/06/2006 07:45:00 AM  
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8/06/2006 07:47:00 AM  
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8/06/2006 11:55:00 AM  
Blogger Just About Anything and Anyone said...

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8/06/2006 06:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I do some brain teasers on my blog with text and image and storytelling.

8/07/2006 12:32:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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8/07/2006 02:39:00 AM  
Blogger Hepzibah The Watchman said...

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8/07/2006 07:29:00 AM  
Blogger Chris Chatham said...

whew! thanks everyone for all your compliments. It's a real honor to be selected by Blogger, and to have all of you visiting me! Thanks.

8/07/2006 10:01:00 PM  

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