Scientists from the University of Washington have decoded brain signals at nearly the speed of perception for the first time — enabling the scientists to predict which images patients were …
Paralysed man sends e-mail by thought
A Nature article comments on how a Paralysed man is able to send e-mail by thought The device allows the patient to control a computer or television using his mind, …
Laughter causes same high as cocaine
A recent Nature article reports that laughter can have the same affects as being high on cocaine.
Language, music, syntax and the brain
A really interesting high-level article by Aniruddh D. Patel and published in Nature Neuroscience which looks at the comparative study and cognitive theory of music and language and its representation …
MIT’s OpenCourseWare lectures notes in Cognitive Science
MIT OpenCourseWare lectures/courses on Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Brain region affects our attraction to beautiful people
An interesting article in New Scientist, on the discovery of a region of the brain called the ventral striatum, which affects our attraction to beautiful people. www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991412