Neurological Correlates

A Neuroscience Tabloid of Dysfunctional Behavior – Mostly Psychopaths, Narcissists, Obesity and Addiction

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Reasons why not to marry your cousin

January 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Scene from “Arrested Development,” episode, “Fakin’ It”, George Michael (Michael Cera, L) and Maeby (Alia Shawkat, R) participate in a mock wedding to entertain Alzheimer’s patients Human fertility increases the further away your mate’s hometown. Labouriau, Rodrigo, Amorim, Antonio, “Human Fertility Increases With Marital Radius,” Genetics 2008 178: 601-603 Marry a foreigner. A stranger. The [...]

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Tags: Behavior · Genetics and heredity · Happiness · Love · Nature vs. nurture · Oxytocin and Vasopressin · Seven deadly sins

Are marketing people uncomfortable with accurate analytics?

January 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This is off topic, but not really. Here’s what I just read, a post from Silicon Alley’s Michael Learmonth, interviewing a person knowledgeable about internet advert buyers. Here’s the news: there’s not as much pent-up demand, big buyers are sidelined (like Countrywide), likely slower growth, what with the economy, and don’t be looking for a [...]

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Tags: Neuromarketing