When my son was 2.5 years old he could solve jigsaw puzzle really really fast using some kind of mental math but when he was 3.5 years old he took longer. My friends with children also report similar trend.
Does the brain develop in a way to explain this?
posted by london302
on May 14, 2013 -
11 answers
I would like to get some book recommendations on the following topic: the connection between brain arousal states (am I using that term correctly?) (e.g. sleepy, alert, hyperalert/anxious), EEG states (e.g. theta, alpha, beta), and various neurotransmitters and perhaps even psychotropic medications.
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posted by DMelanogaster
on Apr 30, 2013 -
6 answers
What are some non-institution-specific scholarships or grants for someone who wants to do primate research this summer?
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posted by lemoncakeisalie
on Feb 6, 2013 -
4 answers
I know I want to study genetics but I don't know where to go from there. What kind of things in genetics did Professor X and the Drs. Suresh on
Heroes study? I want to study that.
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posted by acthelight
on Dec 14, 2012 -
10 answers
The brain is really good at keeping track of body position, limbs, etc., even when it's not looking at them.
Is there a term that describes the equivalent ability as it relates to objects? E.g., I'm sitting at my desk right now and I know there's a plant behind me. I want a term for that ability!
So far all I've got is "object propriception"
posted by gribbly
on Dec 5, 2012 -
23 answers
Lobster neuroscience: What new findings about pain and nociception in crustaceans have been made since 2004?
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posted by ecmendenhall
on Oct 13, 2012 -
3 answers
Does the fact that with a person with Tourette's Syndrome will both physically jerk and in some cases yell profanity mean that profanity is hard wired into the brain? (Written in response to seeing
this).
posted by scunning
on Dec 24, 2011 -
11 answers
Seeking anecdata about the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne! I might have a lead on an interesting project there, but nobody in my network has any experience of the place - does anyone on Mefi? Or could anyone introduce me to someone there who wouldn't mind answering a few questions via email? Thanks enormously!
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot
on Nov 3, 2011 -
1 answer
Hospice and palliative-care providers often tell patients' families and friends that as people die, hearing is the last sense to go. Is there any science behind the claim?
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posted by evidenceofabsence
on Sep 23, 2011 -
10 answers
Hi all,
I am a neuroscience student and I'd like to get my mentor a print of one of Santiago Ramon y Cajal's famous drawings of a neuron as a going away gift. Unfortunately, I can't find anywhere that sells prints or photos of these drawings online, but I was able to find a book at my university's library that has larger (12" x 24") high quality images of these drawings.
My question: what is the best way to go from book to print? Are there particular scan qualities or types? Particular types of paper/material to print onto? Places (FedEx, architecture firms) to go to? Any advice would be really helpful.
Thanks!
Brian
posted by quickasfoxes
on May 4, 2011 -
3 answers
What are some limits of the human brain? I think everyone knows that people can't keep more than 7 items in short term memory, and I was just reading
an article here that mentions limits to the theory of mind (A knows that B thinks that C thinks.. etc). What are some other things that it is just impossible to think about or remember or to visualize? I'd prefer actual studies and hard data to anecdotes and folk wisdom, but I'll take either.
posted by empath
on Mar 27, 2011 -
24 answers
When you read or think a lot or otherwise concentrate, and you get fatigued or sleepy, what exactly is happening biologically? Is it a matter of blood sugar depletion? Something else?
posted by shivohum
on Oct 31, 2010 -
14 answers
What part of the brain keeps someone from speaking the words they think?
posted by airguitar
on Oct 30, 2010 -
9 answers
What do you think are the most interesting / surprising / perspective-changing findings in social/cognitive psychology? I'm preparing a talk for a German hacker conference (27c3), mainly
about cogsci & socpsych.
Bonus points if it's something that has some element of
demonstrating bias / illusion / manipulability, or if it can have a
quick actual demonstration, since I try to make my talks as
audience-interactive as possible.
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posted by saizai
on Oct 28, 2010 -
25 answers
What's the best book to provide an up-to-date view on our current understanding of the human mind (and brain)?
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posted by justkevin
on Aug 20, 2010 -
12 answers
Anyone know of any good blogs that focus on books about mental health, addictions, neuroscience, psychology? NOT looking for blogs about those subjects in general, but seek only blogs about new and interesting books that cover these topics. Blogs about health books in general are also of interest. Thank you, Hive Mind!!!
posted by Maias
on Aug 16, 2010 -
3 answers
Does anyone have any recommendations for textbooks on systems, and to a lesser extent cognitive, neuroscience?
posted by SollosQ
on Jun 15, 2010 -
5 answers
I have
telescopic dreams once in a while - dreaming something only to realise that I'm dreaming, "wake up" in another dream, then sometimes switching back to the first dream or "waking up" to another dream entirely. They freak me out quite a bit as I'm never quite sure if or when I'm really awake. Why do these dreams happen? Is anything the matter?
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posted by divabat
on Apr 12, 2010 -
18 answers
Nearing the end of grad school (one hopes) and am trying to figure out what I can actually DO with this degree. Need interesting job suggestions outside of academia for Cognitive Psychology/Neuroscience PhD.
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posted by katers890
on Nov 3, 2009 -
6 answers
I want to research somatic disorders (specifically factitious disorder) or, at the very least, work as a psychologist within a medical context, what undergraduate major should I get?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 11, 2009 -
9 answers
Get a PhD by 50, or go to pastry school? I'm having a midlife crisis and am considering returning to school instead of launching another business. (Launching another business is already in the planning stages, but no hard commitments have been made.) I've been accepted to a graduate program for neuroscience that will let me do masters work and doctorate work at the same time. On the other hand...culinary school is calling to me...daring me to become a pastry chef.
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posted by dejah420
on Aug 8, 2009 -
45 answers
The book "The Answer" by John Assaraf and Murray Smith has a lot of neuroscience in it... but is it brilliant or rubbish?
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posted by monster max
on Jun 10, 2009 -
13 answers
I just had an MRI and MRA in response to
these issues, and the radiologist's report should be relayed to me in a day or two. I've already had one normal CT scan. I received a copy of all the images from this scan - should I look at them?
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posted by elektrotechnicus
on May 29, 2009 -
10 answers
Today, I have an MS in sociology from a state school. Four years from now, I'd like to be starting at a high-quality social science PhD program. How do I get there?
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posted by McBearclaw
on Oct 12, 2008 -
7 answers
Neurosciencefilter: Why does coordinated, oscillatory behavior spontaneously arise in networks of sparsely connected inhibitory neurons? (e.g. theta oscillations in the hippocampus) I know that complex, organized phenomena can arise from simple interactions (e.g. whirlpools down the bathtub drain), but I'm looking for deeper insight. Is there math that "explains" this? Chaos theory?
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posted by zeek321
on Aug 29, 2008 -
9 answers
When it's really quiet as I try to fall asleep, I'll sometimes hear faint sounds that seem to have been things I'd heard earlier in the day, with what's almost like a residual effect. It mostly seems comprised of co-workers talking, TV/radio broadcasts, and the vocal parts of songs (which doesn't include "Helter Skelter"). It's almost like hearing one's own "inner voice" (at least, I'm assuming), but more faint and on auto pilot. Is this a fairly common occurrence, and what's the cause of it?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Aug 15, 2008 -
28 answers
Medfilter: For those of you who are familiar with
PubMed, is there some super-secret way to access the full articles on that site, or is it just abstracts?
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posted by kldickson
on Jul 14, 2008 -
21 answers
I'm about to embark on a PhD in cognitive neuroscience (imaging genetics, to be specific). It's going to be a long 4 years, is keeping a lab notebook going to ease the discomfort?
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posted by doctor.dan
on Apr 28, 2008 -
18 answers
I just found out that I have an phone interview for a faculty (assistant professor) position (biology) at a liberal-arts college this Wednesday afternoon. Yay! But I've never actually had a formal interview before. Help! Also, I'm pregnant. Questions and advice requests inside.
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posted by gaspode
on Apr 14, 2008 -
23 answers
Calling all neuroscientists! Is there a word for the times when you see something but don't know that you've seen it?
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posted by moxiedoll
on Mar 19, 2008 -
16 answers
Name-my-major, Hivemind. So I go to an unusual school in that we don't have clear-cut majors, and we basically pick an area of "focus". I'm actually currently (unofficially) studying my own brain, because it's strangely hampered in certain capacities (like the process of reading music, despite being very musical and understanding cognitively exactly what's going on), or performing basic math (despite endless repetition). It's also weirdly bolstered in other regards: I have an unbelievable propensity for forming the visual "distortions" one might associate with hallucinogens.
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posted by dmaterialized
on Mar 13, 2008 -
14 answers
Nosy filter: You are a research scientist in psychology, neuroscience, brain imaging, and/or related. What is your job like? Tell me anything and everything...
before I apply to grad school.
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posted by infinityjinx
on Dec 11, 2007 -
11 answers
What are my options for combining neuroscience and computer science in a graduate school setting?
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posted by mayfly wake
on Nov 4, 2007 -
15 answers
New York Creative Writing/Critical Theory PHD: I am currently undertaking an MA in Creative Writing and Critical Theory in London, and plan to go on to PHD after I finish. I would ideally like to go to an East coast USA/New York university to do this (for several reasons). I'd like some help with finding a good list of possible institutions...
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posted by 0bvious
on Oct 16, 2007 -
26 answers
Possible-Neuroscience-filter: How can I simulate the way things look through our fovea vs. through our peripheral? Using Photoshop.
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posted by Brainy
on Oct 1, 2007 -
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