My favorites from the last two weeks in brain blogging:
First off, a new blog: Robots Will Take Over!
Neural networks in silicon, and progress in brain-computer interfaces.
Lifestyle improvements, brought to you by your friends at DARPA
Is machine learning really any different from statistics? (One of my pet peeves, incidentally).
A critical view of simulation's role in science
Thank the military for cockroaches that are even harder to kill: tomorrow's robotic insects
Sequelae of Octopus Intelligence? Senescence and depression in cephalopods.
Bird Grammar: Recursive center-embedding in birdsong?
Parrot Neologisms: Lexical mashups by Alex the Grey Parrot.
Human DNA vs Chimp DNA: Close but still far away.
SharpBrains reviews a recent WSJ article on brain fitness programs.
More on the Baby Edutainment Complex: Bush's Baby Einstein Gaffe at Slate.
Understanding irony, and how it develops.
Binding takes time, consistent with the idea that the "binding problem" is solved by relatively complex neural processing.
Human echolocation?
Oxytocin and Autism
Prescription Ecstasy?
Hallucinogens and Serotonin: new evidence.
The map isn't the territory: inaccuracies in brain mapping of acetylcholinesterase distributions
Pre-SMA in task switching: maintenance, monitoring, or conflict resolution?
Neurocritic on the neural correlates of daydreaming and the "default network"
Phenomenal Consciousness in the Brainstem: A response to an upcoming Behavioral and Brain Sciences article.
Imagination and Memory: Is the hippocampus important for imagining future scenarios?
Free video documentaries: parallel universes (including Lake Vostok), The Corporation, and more (though currently rather low on sciency stuff).
Beautiful images from Olympus Bioscapes: ever seen drosophilia brain before?
Have a nice weekend!
Comments
As always, a great round-up. Thanks!
Posted by: Paul | February 4, 2007 3:44 PM
I agree-this is better than many carnivals!
Posted by: Alvaro | February 5, 2007 9:19 PM
Glad you guys enjoy it - thanks for writing such cool stuff for me to choose from ;)
Posted by: Chris Chatham | February 6, 2007 12:58 AM
a great round-up. Thanks!
Posted by: Video | March 2, 2008 7:28 PM