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Jul. 5 2009 - 1:18 pm | 0 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments

Neuro News Nanos: Weekend Edition

Bill Clinton - yes, I took this photo

Image by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton via Flickr

Here are this weekend’s:

* The sapient paradox — anatomically modern humans emerged — much, much, much later, human culture took off

* Spent — marketing plays upon our weaknesses as evolved, biological creatures, obsessed with signaling — don’t buy a luxury car

* What’s it like to be a baby? — minds wide open — abuzz

* Theories of the senses — medieval theories of perception, which hypothesized that the eyes actively sent out “rays” that illuminated what we saw — what made “evil eye” possible

* Give yourself a hand — hand gestures don’t just help the audience — they can help you learn


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