August 2011
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Perception of time →
neuropsy:
David Eagleman on the neuroscience of our perception of time, and how easily that perception can be manipulated. Definitely a must read for anyone interested in neuroscience.
I shall met this man. I shall.
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...
– Carl Sagan (via ageofreason)
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If A is success in life, then A = x + y + z. Work is x, play is y and z is...
– Albert Einstein (via ageofreason)
So hard to do…
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Whatever nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must...
– Enrico Fermi
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Researchers find neural signature of 'mental time... →
fuckyeahneuroscience:
Almost everyone has experienced one memory triggering another, but explanations for that phenomenon have proved elusive. Now, University of Pennsylvania researchers have provided the first neurobiological evidence that memories formed in the same context become linked, the foundation of the theory of episodic memory.
“Theories of episodic memory suggest that when I...
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You’re an interesting species. An interesting mix. You’re capable of such...
– Carl Sagan (via ageofreason)
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skepttv:
Neurologist David Eagleman on How the Brain Works
Neurologist David Eagleman talks about the secret life of the brain and how it informs identity.
Oh how I love this man….
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove...
– Friedrich Nietzsche (via ageofreason)
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"It's not really magic, it's SCIENCE!"
Watching Bill Nye the Science Guy = great idea to study for magnetism for physics exam tomorrow…
He explains dipoles like a boss. “The earth is a giant magnet!!” Compass Man is too epic…
Oh how I heart science and Bill Nye.
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Oh physics...
Apparently mirrors are virtually perverted… Hahaha (I’m five years old sometimes)
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Neuropsy: Antidepressants might lift up one’s... →
“My feeling is that when you take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which are common antidepressants, you might be jeopardizing your ability to fall in love or stay in love or both,” Fisher says. “When you drive up the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain, you are highly…
Hmmmm….
Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind...
– Carl Sagan (via ageofreason)
Amen.
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