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Category Archives: Neuroscience
The surprisingly logical mind of babies
Another fantastic TED talk…
Also looks interesting – Howard Gardner & Steven Pinker – Lives of the Mind
Posted in Neuroscience, social and political contexts
Tagged Howard Gardner, Steven Pinker, the human mind
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How the Brain Creates Culture
Chris Frith has written and spoken on the topic of how the brain creates both our mental world and culture. I am just beginning to read his work, but I do like this point (made by Frith in his book, … Continue reading
Posted in Neuroscience
Tagged Chris Frith, lived body, mind and body, neuroscience, The body, the human mind
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Neuroplasticity
Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa writes: “Perhaps the author who has done the most to explain neuroplasticity to the public is physician Norman Doidge, who has documented studies that “showed that children are not always stuck with the mental abilities they are born … Continue reading
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