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Unconscious Mind

03/11/2013 15:48
by Saul McLeod igmund Freud didn't exactly invent the idea of the conscious versus unconscious mind, but he certainly was responsible for making it popular and this was one of his main contributions to psychology. Freud compared himself to an archaeologist digging away layers of the human mind, and...

Quantum minds: Why we think like quarks

03/11/2013 15:44
by Mark Buchanan THE quantum world defies the rules of ordinary logic. Particles routinely occupy two or more places at the same time and don't even have well-defined properties until they are measured. It's all strange, yet true - quantum theory is the most accurate scientific theory ever tested...

Are Human Minds Unique?

03/11/2013 15:35
Michael Gazzaniga We humans are special. All of us solve problems effortlessly and routinely. When we approach a screen door with our hands full of bags of groceries we instantly know how to stick out our pinky and hook it around the door handle to open it up. The human mind is so generative and...

The Nature of the Human Mind

03/11/2013 15:33
On Earth, man occupies a peculiar position that sets him apart him from all other entities in our planet. While all the other things – animate or inanimate, living or non-living – behave according to regular patterns to balance nature, man seems to enjoy – within definite limits – a small amount of...

The Battle of the Brain

03/11/2013 15:19
Iain McGilchrist Why is the brain divided? If it is about making connections, why has evolution so carefully preserved the segregation of its hemispheres? Almost every function once thought to be the province of one or other hemisphere—language, imagery, reason, emotion—is served by both...

One Brain...or Two?

03/11/2013 15:17
How many brains do you have - one or two? Actually, this is quite easy to answer...you have only one brain. However, the cerebral hemispheres are divided right down the middle into a right hemisphere and a left hemisphere. Each hemisphere appears to be specialized for some behaviors. The...

Researchers Debunk Myth of 'Right-Brained' and 'Left-Brained' Personality Traits

03/11/2013 15:15
Chances are, you've heard the label of being a "right-brained" or "left-brained" thinker. Logical, detail-oriented and analytical? That's left-brained behavior. Creative, thoughtful and subjective? Your brain's right side functions stronger -- or so long-held assumptions suggest. But newly...

Brain Hemispheres

03/11/2013 15:07
The brain is divided into two hemispheres, called the left and right hemispheres. Each hemisphere provides a different set of functions, behaviors, and controls. The right hemisphere is often called the creative side of the brain, while the left hemisphere is the logical or analytical side of the...

Brain Hemispheres

03/11/2013 15:04
Imagine looking down through the top of your head onto the cortex of your brain. You would see that is made up of two halves called hemispheres: one on the left (the left brain) and one on the right (the right brain). This is the upstairs part of your brain! The left and right brains are...

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

03/11/2013 14:59
Although intimately related, sensation and perception play two complimentary but different roles in how we interpret our world.  Sensation refers to the process of sensing our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell.  This information is sent to our brains in raw form...
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