Neurological Correlates

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

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Entries from June 2009

Psychopaths (sociopaths): White matter, unplugged

June 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Psychopaths have more or less intact brain regions, but it’s the wiring between them that’s the problem. Discussion of a recent report of psychopath white matter disconnect.

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Tags: Amygdala · Analytical methods · Behavior · Brain anatomy · Conditions or Diagnosis · Nature vs. nurture · Personality disorder · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Schizophrenia · White Matter

Forget the regulators, report to ZeroHedge

June 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Zerohedge, our new regulator of financial markets.

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Tags: Activities · Anti-sociopath-activism · Corporate Governance · Corruption · Greed · Lawsuit · Lying and cheating · Neuro Editorial · Neuro Financial Doc Review · Neuroeconomics · Science blogging

Friday Dysfunctional Roundup, Belgium Waffles: 6 Dysfunctional things about Belgium.

June 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Belgium, diamonds, guns, horrible atrocities against children, corruption, and a recipe for Belgian Waffles with a secret ingredient.

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Tags: Behavior · Corruption · Lawsuit · Neuropolitics · Recipes · Science blogging · Things you can say to sound smart · conspiracy theory

Goldman Sachs Conspiracy Club: Update

June 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Having first promulgated a Goldman, Sachs Conspiracy last October (Goldman Sachs- Cheney – Paulson: A conspiracy theory) and then ridiculed by no less than the NYT,  (New York Times Sez Neurological Correlates Sustains Crazy Goldman Sachs Conspiracy Theory) and then finding that I’m not just an anonymous blogger metaphorically holed up in a scrap wood [...]

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Tags: Corruption · Greed · Neuro Editorial · Neuro Financial Doc Review · Neuroeconomics

Sneezing, photic and otherwise

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Sneezing can be a response to light or other stimulation.

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Tags: Behavior · Brain anatomy · Conditions or Diagnosis · Genetics and heredity · Love · Sex · Synesthesia

My plan to live forever by regrowing myself with stem cells; See also, Old Jews Telling Jokes

June 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

I would like to regrow myself from top to bottom, sans some brain cells encoding an episodic memory circa 1997.

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Tags: Genetics and heredity · Humor

Friday Dysfunctional Roundup: 1., Posting slow down but don’t take me off your RSS!!! It’s temporary I promise! and 2) Citizen Journalists Change Power Balance

June 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Citizen journalists prove the pen/the pixel is mightier than the sword.
Plus, posting slowdown temporary.

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Tags: Anti-sociopath-activism · Authoritarianism · Behavior · Dysfunctional Roundup · Neuro Editorial · Neuropolitics · Science blogging

Fake data demonstrates fake result predominately most of the time

June 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Science isn’t any more or less fraud resistant than any other field.

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Tags: Corruption · Lawsuit · Lying and cheating · Science blogging

Neuroeditorial, Omnibus edition: Neuroscience and the Law – Dumb, dumb, dumb

June 8th, 2009 · No Comments

If you’re going to base judicial decisions on biology, at least don’t screw it up.

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Tags: Anti-sociopath-activism · Behavior · Brain anatomy · Conditions or Diagnosis · Lawsuit · Love · Lying and cheating · Machiavellianism · Narcissism · Nature vs. nurture · Neuro Editorial · Neuropolitics · Personality disorder · Psychopath (also sociopath) · Punishment · Sex

5 things Social Defeat Does To Your Brain

June 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Bullying and insults mess with your neurons. Anti-anti-oxytocin may be a new happy pill.

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Tags: Animal · Axis of fear · Behavior · Brain anatomy · Bullying · Dopamine · Molecules · Nature vs. nurture · Oxytocin and Vasopressin · Pharmaceuticals · Punishment · Stress