Neurological Correlates

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

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Neuro review: Do All Companies Have to be Evil?: Scientific American

February 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Do All Companies Have to be Evil? Enron, Google and the evolutionary psychology of corporate environments, By Michael Shermer, Scientific American Mind February 2008
If you are at all interested in workplace psychology, read this article, it is great.
I’ve tried to articulate what goes wrong in corporations, but Mr. Shermer puts it all together, and [...]

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Apathy · Authoritarianism · Behavior · Corruption · Lawsuit · Lying and cheating · Machiavellianism · Narcissism · Neuro Book Review · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Punishment · Seven deadly sins · envy

Hail the Groundhog, clairvoyant and new genetic model for testing anti-hepatitis drugs

February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Happy Groundhog Day! Six more weeks of winter!
The interferon-α gene family of Marmota himalayana, a Chinese marmot species with susceptibility to woodchuck hepatitis virus infection,
Lu, Y.a , Wang, B.a , Huang, H.a , Tian, Y.a , Bao, J.a , Dong, J.a , Roggendorf, M.b , Lu, M.b c , Yang, D.a
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Tags: Animal · Behavior · Conditions or Diagnosis · Genetics and heredity · Humor · Nature vs. nurture