Experiment Archives - Knowing Neurons

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

Want to Feel Unique? Believe in the Reptile People

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]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

Big Ideas Neuro SciFi Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Neuroscience Technologies Philosophy

Joel Frohlich May 31, 2017June 29, 2022 Camp Concentration, Charlie Gordon, CRISPR, Daniel Keyes, Experiment, Flowers for Algernon, Intelligence, IQ, Louis Sacchetti, Nootropics, phenylketonuria, Science Fiction, Thomas M. Disch, Thought

The Ultimate Thought Experiment Part III: Flowers for Algernon

In Part II of this series, we considered artificial intelligent in the context of Arthur C. Clarke’s novel and Stanley Kubrik’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In Space Odyssey, intelligence… Read More

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Rachel Jonas January 18, 2017June 30, 2017 Adapt, Adaptation, Advisor, Amygdala, Dishonesty, Estimator, Experiment, fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional MRI, Lying, Science, Slippery Slope, Video

The Slippery Slope of Dishonesty

A kid stealing candy in a convenience store grows up to be a convicted criminal. A husband who flirts with a coworker ends up as a serial cheater. A politician telling… Read More

Neuro News Sensation and Perception

Rachel Jonas April 20, 2016September 24, 2017 5-HT2AR, Albert Hofmann, Anxiety, blood-oxygen-level dependent, BOLD, Brain, cancer, depression, Effects, Experiment, fMRI, functional connectivity, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, hallucinogen, Imperial College London, LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, Neuroscience, Pain, placebo, psilocybin, Science, serotonin, serotonin 2A receptor, signal, Therapeutic, Therapy

LSD: Psychedelic Thrill or Optimism Pill?

If you’re in a room with ten adults, chances are two of them are going to develop a mental illness –- and only one of them will receive proper treatment.… Read More