Neurological Correlates

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

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Entries from May 2009

Fragile X premutation fix: G-quadruplexes and aptamers.

May 28th, 2009 · No Comments

All we are sayyyyiinnngg, is give aptamers and G-quadruplex molecules a chance.

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Tags: Behavior · Conditions or Diagnosis · Fragile X · Genetics and heredity · Molecules · Pharmaceuticals

Music Neurobiology: Of Vasopressin Receptors and Justin Timberlake.Musical ability correlates with genes for social attachment.

May 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Music and social bonding, ’80s big hair bands and parrots and Justin Timberlake and vasopressin receptors.

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Behavior · Genetics and heredity · Love · Molecules · Nature vs. nurture · Neuro Music Review · Oxytocin and Vasopressin · Sex

Friday Dysfunctional Roundup: 6.95% of 8th Graders Got This Question Correct

May 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments

93% of 8th graders got this question wrong.

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Tags: Behavior · Dysfunctional Roundup

Why don’t rich people pay their taxes?

May 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Social norm compliance and the well-to-do.

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Tags: Altruism/moral behavior · Corruption · Greed · Lawsuit · Lying and cheating · Neuro Editorial · Neuroeconomics · Punishment · SSRN

Verbal abuse: Insulting your woman as mate retention strategy

May 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Worried your woman is going to run off with the pool guy? Insult her: works like a charm, she be back home before the chlorine runs out. That is, unless she’s not.

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Tags: Addiction/Compulsion/Obsession · Anger · Behavior · Bullying · Hate · Love · Nature vs. nurture · Punishment · Sex · Stalking

Bipolar and white matter disconnect in emotional processing — what do you do with this information?

May 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Even if you know where your brain wiring is dicey, does that improve the quality of your life?

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Tags: Behavior · Brain anatomy · Conditions or Diagnosis · White Matter

Review: Book tour, Dr. Barbara Oakley, “Bad to the Bone: Horrors!–Can Our Genes Help Make Us Act Badly?”. Science Democratized.

May 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Book tour lecture reviewed, “EVIL GENES- Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend”, Dr. Barbara Oakley

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Tags: Activities · Anti-sociopath-activism · Machiavellianism · Narcissism · Nature vs. nurture · Neuro Book Review · Neuro Editorial · Personality disorder · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Science blogging

Weekend Mandatory Activity For Anti-Sociopath Activists: Go see “Evil Genes” Author book tour and recruit everyone else who doesn’t believe in a biological basis for evil.

May 16th, 2009 · No Comments

“The Evil Gene” author Dr. Barbara Oakley hits California. Schedule for her book tour talk “Bad to the Bone: Horrors!–Can Our Genes Help Make Us Act Badly?”, California leg.

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Tags: Activities · Anti-sociopath-activism · Neuro Book Review · Science blogging

Friday Dysfunctional Roundup: “Stalk*” in the news

May 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Stalking in the news. Patterns?

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Tags: Addiction/Compulsion/Obsession · Anger · Anti-sociopath-activism · Behavior · Bullying · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Punishment · Rage

Newsflash: Neurological Correlates posting slowdown now has end in sight

May 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Quick post with links to interesting articles on psychopathy and infidelity.

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Tags: Lying and cheating · Narcissism · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Science blogging · Seven deadly sins · Sex