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Book Review: the Promise and Perils of fMRI
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Russell Poldrack reviews Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans: How fMRI...

Kitchen Knives and Face Blindness: An fMRI story
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Nancy Kanwisher asks: is the brain like a kitchen knife,...

What do teachers need to know about neurons?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

At EdSurge News, Sydney Johnson ponders neurotransmitters, social development, and...

Parenting Matters, and Earlier than You Think
Austin Matte
Austin Matte

Studies of neglect and maltreatment of young children have revealed...

“Screen Time”: Content and Context Matter
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This open letter--signed by many psychologists and neuroscientists well-known to LaTB...

Laptops in the Classroom: The Debate Continues…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In at least this one college classroom, non-academic laptop use...

17 Ways to Fold Sheep
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here’s a mental puzzle to start off your day: Imagine...

A Skeptic Meditates
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Scott Barry Kaufman meditates -- rebelliously -- for eight weeks, and...

Daily Routines in Early Childhood: Help or Hindrance?
Rina Deshpande
Rina Deshpande

“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years...

“Neuro-Prediction”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The invaluable Neuroskeptic debunks yet another example of neuro-prediction. Let the...

In the News
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The controversy over famous patient Henry Molaison -- a.k.a. H.M....

The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World by Anthony Biglan, PhD
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

What if there existed a secret recipe for curing nearly...

Does Internet Use “Rewire Adolescent Brains”?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Our very own Kathryn Mills says: we've got a lot...

Dreaming of a Snowy Holiday Season?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This trippy video from TedEd gives some insight into the...

Thinking VERY Slowly about “Thinking, Fast and Slow”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Five years later, economics blogger Jason Collins rereads--and rereviews--Kahneman's Thinking, Fast...

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