Daily Archives: January 2, 2008

Face perception in monkeys reared with no exposure to faces — Sugita, 10.1073/pnas.0706079105 — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

January 2, 2008
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Face perception in monkeys reared with no exposure to faces — Sugita, 10.1073/pnas.0706079105 — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Face perception in monkeys reared with no exposure to faces — Sugita, 10.1073/pnas.0706079105 — Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Toddler monkeys who have never seen a human or a monkey face prefer to look at faces in photographs.

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January White Matter Days: Pedophiles have deficient white matter in areas relating to sexual cues

January 2, 2008
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January White Matter Days: Pedophiles have deficient white matter in areas relating to sexual cues

In keeping tradition with the department store “white sales” in January, this month will be “January White Matter Days.” “Woman Ironing,” Edward Degas, 1887, (courtesy National Gallery of Art) I’m interested in white matter, which is sort of the neural wiring in the brain, connecting the areas of gray matter. I think that the...

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Movie Review:”Margot at the Wedding” and “The Hoax”

January 2, 2008
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Movie Review:”Margot at the Wedding” and “The Hoax”

A new feature: Neuro movie reviews. How come movie reviewers aren’t required to understand human nature? Are they all entertainment reporters? Do they not know how to write a critique, including the emotional content of the story? Like this one for Harold and Maude, one of my all time favorites, written by Roger Ebert...

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