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My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com
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Category: SO'10
The application deadline for the NESCent blogging competition and travel award to ScienceOnline2010 is December 1, 2009. So hurry up - see the contest conditions and entries so far and meet the judges. So, hurry up. Write (or choose an...
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Category: North Carolina
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:30-8:30 pm with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A Location: The Irregardless Café, 901 W. Morgan Street, Raleigh 833-8898 Memory problems have become increasingly common as our population ages. The fear of developing dementia is...
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Category: Neuroscience
And it is good. Much longer than #1 and interesting to all of us who have kids heavily involved in playing computer games: Whenever kids are involved in a violent crime, speculation about their upbringing inevitably takes center stage. Were...
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Category: Psychology
It will not take more than a couple of minutes. Just go to this Sheril's post and follow the directions. She will use the results of the quiz to inform experimental design for an interesting project on the neuroscience of...
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Category: Animal Behavior
Most people are aware that social insects, like honeybees, have three "sexes": queens, drones and workers. Drones are males. Their only job is to fly out and mate with the queen after which they drop dead. Female larvae fed 'royal...
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Category: Blogging
I am pretty much on record that I would not pay for anything online (to be precise, to pay for content - I certainly use the Web for shopping). But with some caveats. I have been known to hit a...
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Category: Animal Behavior
If you missed it before, I have written about this kind of research before - this is interesting stuff, as much as the video is just plain funny (video, hat-tip: Psique)....
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Category: Neuroscience
I forgot! But they say it was in a movie. Mo explores the portrayal of Amnesia in the movies. Lovely!...
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Category: Psychology
From SCONC: Thursday, March 5 7 p.m. What Good is it to Feel Good? The Science of Positive Emotions From our "what the world needs now" file, Dr. Barbara Frederickson, head of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at UNC...
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