The next scientific revolution

10 February 2005

The Guardian asks leading scientist to gaze into their crystal balls and ruminate on the next scientific revolution. V S Ramachandran, the neuroscientist, comes up with my favourite quote: "The [...]

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Our psychological immune system

10 February 2005

An excellent New Yorker article from Malcolm Gladwell arguing that the mind, when faced with psychological trauma, is suprisingly resilient. What's more, here is a writer who is prepared to [...]

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Left and right, a battle for the truth

7 February 2005

Bad BBC News! Bad! Bad! The idea that the left hemisphere of the brain is solely responsible for language functions is wrong. The idea that the brains of all left-handers [...]

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Neuroplasticity, evidence from rats and monks

7 February 2005

The green box contains a brand new rat neuron. Why is this important? Well, until quite recently researchers were unsure of two things: whether it's possible for the brain to [...]

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The new science of happiness

5 February 2005

For the last century or more, psychology has focussed on mental illness. It's challenge has been to help people with their problems, and to bring them back to 'normality' - [...]

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Alexander Shulgin, the godfather of Ecstasy

4 February 2005

Ecstasy's emergence as a popular recreational drug can be traced back to one man. Although the drug was first synthesised by Merck in 1914, it was initially thought to be [...]

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Alcohol is a bigger killer than tobacco

4 February 2005

Yesterday I posted research giving a big clue about the causes of excessive alcohol consumption. Today I read that an international team of doctors has worked out that alcohol is [...]

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