Gustavus Adolphus College hosts the Nobel Conference on The Brain and Being Human Oct 2-4 2011. Live streaming of Nobel Conference 47 will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2011. You may submit questions to the presenters prior to, or during the event. You may also join the discussion on Twitter by including the […]
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Myriam Miedzian incorporates Roots of Empathy in her Huffington Post article titled:“What Part of Prevention Do Americans Not Understand: A Case Study”
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Conference attendees from the United States may choose to fly to Buffalo NY and drive into Canada for the Conference. Check out Dean Blevins’ post for more details regarding transportation and passports
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Early Registration for the 2011 REA:APPRRE Annual meeting has been extended to October 7. Visit the REA conference webpage to view more details, ncluding: schedule information, breakout sessions, accommodations, and the online registration form. You do not want to miss this exciting conference from Nov. 4 through Nov. 6 in Toronto, Ontario. Early registration will end
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Muslim Voices explores the Neuroscience of Prayer. The website notes many scientists do not feel there enough information to come to any conclusions about the spiritual nature of prayer, but what they have observed thus far is clear: The brain behaves differently during times of meditation than other times. This is particularly true among seasoned
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Princeton News Story titled “Word association: Princeton study matches brain scans with complex thought,” Morgan Kelly writes “In an effort to understand what happens in the brain when a person reads or considers such abstract ideas as love or justice, Princeton researchers have for the first time matched images of brain activity with categories of
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Scientific American article titled More than Child’s Play: Ability to Think Scientifically Declines as Kids Grow Up argues that young children think like researchers but lose the feel for the scientific method as they age.
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Conference attendees from the United States may choose to fly to Buffalo NY and drive into Canada for the Conference. US Domestic flights, coupled with a car rental m and gas, may prove a better financial than international flights to Toronto Canada. Check with your carriers for the best financial option. Note, the Conference Hotel
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NPR addresses neuroscience in its recent program Understanding The Mysterious Teenage Brain developed in response to the upcoming National Geographic (Oct 2011) cover story by David Dobbs titled Beautiful Brains
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If you are planning to attend the AAR/SBL meeting in San Francisco, don’t forget to greet our friends at the events hosted by the Wabash Center. More information here. The Wabash Center has graciously offered again to fund the breakfast for doctoral students at our own annual meeting.
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