At their most fundamental level, brains are made up of neurons. And those neurons collectively comprise the two main types of brain tissue: white matter is made up primarily of axons, and grey matter is made up of synapses, or the connections between neurons...
Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week. Does it hurt to ask children about trauma? asks Eva Alisic at her blog "Trauma Recovery." This is an important question...
From my vacation this summer, the Leaning Photoset of Pisa : And, to switch things up a bit, a set from a few nights of photography in Century City, California.
I have a blogroll! It's visible in the sidebar from this blog's main page, though not from the pages of individual posts. Also, it's a rotating blogroll, which means instead of being overwhelmed with links, you'll get 10 random links from my longer list.I'm including blogs that might be of interest to readers of this blog - which is to say, primarily relating to mind and brain, psychology and neuroscience, cognition and behavior...
Editor’s Note: Today’s post, coming appropriately after yesterday's post on human intuitions about memory, comes from Felicity Muth who blogs at Not Bad Science, and tweets as @FelicityMuth...
Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week. This week's picks begin with your bad hair day. Or, more specifically, Why You're the Only One Who Knows You're Having a Bad Hair Day, by Amie Gordon at Psych Your Mind...
Do you believe that memory works sort of like a video camera, faithfully recording your experiences so that you can go back later and revisit those memories, captured in pristine condition?...
I couldn't resist digging this up out of my Tumblr archives. Happy (end of) Shark Week!
July was the hottest month ever recorded in Washington, D.C., in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and in Wichita Falls, Texas, as measured by the National Weather Service.
The 38th edition of the Carnival of Evolution is up at the Sandwalk blog. It's the biggest edition of the Carnival of Evolution yet, with over 60 entries!
For those who might be new to my blog, one of my blogospheric roles is Psychology and Neuroscience Editor of ResearchBlogging.org. As part of my job, each week, I choose 3-4 of the best psychology and neuroscience posts from around the science blogosphere to highlight.Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week...
I'm back! I hope you all enjoyed the guest posts while I was gone. In case you missed any, here they are:Learning from Domesticated FoxesWith Pets Like These, Who Needs People?What It Takes to be the Ocean's Top PredatorSeeing the Monkey in the MirrorLet's Educate Kids About AnimalsHere are a few from the first set of photos from the trip...
Editor's Note: While I'm on vacation, I've arranged a series of guest posts from other writers who routinely cover animal behavior and cognition. Today's post, about my favorite domesticated foxes, comes from The Dog Zombie who blogs at The Dog Zombie...
Editor's Note: While I'm on vacation, I've arranged a series of guest posts from other writers who routinely cover animal behavior and cognition. Today's post, about the benefits of having pets around, comes from Melanie Tennenbaum who blogs at PsySociety...
Editor's Note: While I'm on vacation, I've arranged a series of guest posts from other writers who routinely cover animal behavior and cognition. Today's post, about attack behavior and social communication in great white sharks, comes from David Manly, who blogs at The Definitive Host...
Editor's Note: While I'm on vacation, I've arranged a series of guest posts from other writers who routinely cover animal behavior and cognition. Today's post, about the controversial mirror self-recognition test in primates, comes from the blogger at Serious Monkey Business...
Editor's Note: While I'm on vacation, I've arranged a series of guest posts from other writers who routinely cover animal behavior and cognition. Today's post, about the benefits of exposing children to animals, comes from Lauren Reid who blogs at Phylogenetic Tree Hugger...
Humans, just like all other animals, face the same problem every day: how do we get around the world? I don't mean how do we walk, swim, crawl, or fly.
Welcome to new and old readers alike to The Thoughtful Animal , version 2.0!I'm extremely thrilled to be one of the inaugural bloggers on the new Scientific American Blogging Network ...
This weekend saw a trip to the boardwalk and beach in Santa Monica. There are often sailboats out on weekends, and I was hoping to get some good shots with my new telephoto zoom lens.
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