Monthly Archives: February 2017
Post Of The Week – Saturday 25th February 2017
1) Common Misconceptions About Evolution This SciShow video has some useful things to say about evolution and more generally about what we mean by the word theory. SciShow say that they are going to set up a channel specifically for Psychology. Here’s a sample. 2) Ways Of Studying The Brain The video behind this […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday 12th February 2017
1) Two Long Reads About Memory Both of these come from the BPS Digest for this week. The first is about the loss of memory following a stroke. It uses concepts we study in our course to explain what it is like to lose and then regain memory: short term memory, episodic memory, semantic memory, procedural […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 4th February 2017
1) Split Brains This article introduces some recent research involving split brain patients which on the face of it challenges the way in which we think of these patients. Its findings suggest that their consciousness is less divided than is suggested by the research of Sperry and Gazzaniga. In the end, there may be a […]
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