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Book Review: The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Martina Nonni animal models, Behavior, Book Review, brain states, Emotions, fMRI, Psychology

By Martina Nonni Emotions are important aspects of our lives and everyday experiences. While scientists agree that they do exist, they don’t seem to agree on much else. Researchers are… Read more

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Do animals feel empathy?

September 20, 2021January 11, 2022 Mariella Careaga Animal, Behavior, Emotion, Empathy, Fear, feeling, Pain, social, Theory of mind

From a dad hugging his daughter who lost a sports game to a husband trying to alleviate his wife’s distress by listening to her, humans have the capacity to adopt… Read more

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La Optogenética: Una Herramienta Iluminadora con un Futuro Brillante

August 28, 2021April 17, 2023 Jeff Olney Behavior, Deep Brain Stimulation, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Learning and Memory, Light, Optogenetics, Technology, Therapeutic Approaches, Vision

Artículo original: Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with a Bright Future , Jeff Olney Traducido por Valia Gregory Casi todo lo que hacemos requiere del cerebro de alguna manera. ¿Comer una… Read more

Symbolic illustration of optogenetics with a strand of DNA coming out of someone's cartoon brain and being examined by a magnifying glass. Designed by Alexa Erdogan.

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Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with A Bright Future

May 27, 2020May 24, 2020 Jeff Olney Behavior, Deep Brain Stimulation, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Learning and Memory, Light, Optogenetics, Technology, Therapeutic Approaches, Vision

Nearly everything we do requires our brain in some way. Eating a bagel? That uses your brain. Reading this article? That’s using your brain, too. All those questionable decisions you… Read more

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Want to Feel Unique? Believe in the Reptile People

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 Roland Imhoff Behavior, conspiracy theories, Culture, Experiment, new world order, Psychology, reptilian, Research

he internet is full of wild-eyed insinuation. Seemingly accidental events are not actually accidental. A few powerful people have hatched plots to bring about certain outcomes, usually with the goal… Read more

Sensation and Perception

The Spectacularly Colorful World of the Mantis Shrimp

June 22, 2016June 30, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber Behavior, Blue, Brain, Color, Cone, Green, Hue, Mantis Shrimp, Nanometer, Photoreceptor, Physiology, Rainbow, Receptor, Red, Scientist, See, Sight, Spectral discrimination task, Vision, Yellow

Our eyes contain millions of color-sensitive cells, called cones, which maximally respond to red, green, and blue light. With just these three types of color receptors, we can see the… Read more