i'm trying to write a paper on analytic behaviorism for my philosophy of mind class... but i just realized that the text i am supposed to use has no mention of "analytic behaviorism ( Read more... )

I'm interested in a Cognitive Neuroscience-related internship this summer. Do you know of any programs that are currently accepting applications? Thanks in advance!

I recently stumbled upon an article suggesting that some bodybuilders are abusing the neurotransmitter GABA in order to build more muscle. Apart from whether or not it's effective, does it strike anyone else as dangerous to randomly apply artificial inhibitory signals to your brain? I'm don't know that much about neuroscience, but it sure seems ( Read more... )

Hey all, happy new year!

I'm looking for literature on Human Perception, specificaly when it comes to Human Interaction. How we interpret the actions of other's, how we rewrite the past to suit our needs at the time, and so on. I've never done any psychology, so perhaps I'm jist looking for some basics of psychology?

Any suggestions anyone?

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Im a second year psych major. Im taking a finishing up a cognitive psychology course. I really love the course, especially cause Ive always loved learning about the brain, mind and consciousness. Right now we're discussing Language and Chomsky's Transformational Grammar. I just wanted to know if anyone knows about this topic and can possibly ( Read more... )

I've been looking for a few good demos of neural networks doing learning. Preferably with a real world application so that it's appreciable by those outside the field. If it ties in with theories on human learning, all the better ( Read more... )

iv been thinking about taking up japanese and hebrew. any suggestions for highly abstract, interesting or complex languages i should take up, for an expansion of knowledge and understanding?

Does anyone know of a book/essay etc with a good overview on "colo(u)r semantics"?My essay supervisor thought she had heard of someone by the lastname Davidhoff that had written some on this topic, but she wasn't sure. I haven't been able to find anything for anyone with that lastname either in the databases I have tried so far. I'm mostly ( Read more... )

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