Tag Archives: Brains On Trial
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 13th September 2014
1) Diets Again I posted last week a link to a BBC story about diets. There’s a dispute going on at the moment between supporters of low carb and low fat diets. This story seemed to suggest that really it doesn’t matter which you choose provided that you stick to it. This blog offers a […]
Post Of The Week – Thursday 19th December
1) Autism – Intense World Theory As part of our study of the development of a sense of self, we look at the idea that people with autism lack a theory of mind. The assumption is that there is something in the developmental process which prevents people with autism from developing the ability to see […]
Post Of The Week – Thursday 24th October
1) Inside Science – Steve Jones and Robert Plomin There’s been some controversy over the last couple of weeks about genetics and intelligence. There are several articles online about what Dominic Cummings, an adviser to Michael Gove, said or didn’t say about genetics and intelligence. Much more sensible is this discussion between two highly respected […]
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