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  • Stanford neurobiologist says there is no such thing as 'free will'

    10/21/2023 8:22:02 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 94 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 10/21/2023 | Eric Utter
    After more than 40 years of studying humans and other primates, Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky has reached the conclusion that virtually all human behavior is as far beyond our conscious control as the division of cells or the beating of our hearts. (Of course, he had to.) Therefore, we mustn’t harshly judge such heretofore disdained folks as drunk drivers, serial criminals, Hamas terrorists, and those who bring 29 items to the “8 items or less” checkout lane. Sapolsky said: “The world is really screwed up and made much, much more unfair by the fact that we reward people and punish...
  • Science leaders demand crackdown on medical research fraudsters after allegations that pivotal Alzheimer's study contained manipulated data - giving false hope to families and slowing the development of effective treatments

    07/30/2022 3:17:51 PM PDT · by algore · 18 replies
    Science leaders are demanding a crackdown on medical research fraudsters, warning that the worst offenders pose a threat to public health and should be handed prison sentences. And they have also called for academic journals that publish dodgy data to be slapped with hefty fines if they fail to act swiftly when fakes are exposed. The demands come after bombshell allegations that a pivotal study on the cause of Alzheimer’s disease contained manipulated results, potentially leading other scientists down a blind alley, hindering the development of effective treatments and giving false hope to patients and their families. It is just...
  • 'Brain decline' begins at age 27

    03/16/2009 7:34:32 PM PDT · by neverdem · 44 replies · 1,019+ views
    BBC NEWS ^ | 2009/03/16 | NA
    Mental powers start to dwindle at 27 after peaking at 22, marking the start of old age, US research suggests. Professor Timothy Salthouse of Virginia University found reasoning, speed of thought and spatial visualisation all decline in our late 20s. Therapies designed to stall or reverse the ageing process may need to start much earlier, he said. His seven-year study of 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60 is published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. To test mental agility, the study participants had to solve puzzles, recall words and story details and spot patterns in letters and symbols. The same tests...
  • Scientists Identify Brain's 'Hate Circuit'

    11/02/2008 10:12:32 AM PST · by Lazamataz · 35 replies · 993+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | Nov 2, 2008 | Unknown Author
    WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers say they've identified a "hate circuit" in the brain. This hate circuit shares part of the brain associated with aggression, but is distinct from areas related to emotions such as fear, threat, and danger, said researchers Professor Semir Zeki and John Romaya, of University College London's laboratory of neurobiology. The study was published online Oct. 29 in the journal PLoS One. "Hate is often considered to be an evil passion that should, in a better world, be tamed, controlled, and eradicated," Zeki said in a journal news release. "Yet to the biologist,...
  • Girl with half a brain becomes fluent in two languages

    05/23/2002 3:51:29 PM PDT · by Hellmouth · 39 replies · 395+ views
    news.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 23/05/2002 | Hannah Cleaver and David Derbyshire
    The remaining half of Busra's brain has compensated for the missing speech centre Girl with half a brain becomes fluent in two languagesBy Hannah Cleaver and David Derbyshire (Filed: 23/05/2002) A girl of seven who had half her brain removed, including its speech centre, has astonished doctors by becoming fluent in two languages.Her doctor said her recovery highlighted the flexibility of the brain, even after the most traumatic surgery. Busra was diagnosed with Rasmussen syndrome, a rare, progressive disorder that affects just one side of the brain, at the age of three. Surgeons at Utrecht University Hospital in Holland...