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Jul. 7 2009 - 7:00 am | 8 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments

Neuro News Nanos

Here are this morning’s:

* The history and future of Alzheimer’s — populations in non-Western cultures treat people with conditions that appear similar to dementia with reverence rather than concern — welfare states, by contrast, are forced to decide how much to allocate to patients with this terminal condition

* Fear has a smell — triggered an emotional brain response in the absence of any conscious awareness — I smell cologne possibilities

* Neurolaw in Italy — impact of neuroscience on criminal responsibility, sentencing and punishment — problems, possibilities and perils of neuroscience based lie detection

* Unintelligible names seem more dangerous — Don’t touch it, it’s called Sfdhgilyxms! — a promising avenue for the management of perceived risk

* Can kids be immunized to violence? — some data imply yes — but data here is notoriously difficult to interpret


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