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FromMind Hacks: We've reported before on brain imaging research that shows brain activity in those in a 'persistent vegetative state'. What I didn't know until today was that one subject in this research, Kate, has since woken up. This YouTube video tells Kate's story: Sometimes firm ground proves…
I'm starting the wonder if I should change the name of this blog to "The Ornery Undergraduate" given my experience at Rutgers. Today there was a snow/ice storm, and I had little choice but to walk home in it. I can somewhat understand why Rutgers did not close down the university this afternoon,…
A bit of follow-up on the two experiments we described last week: First off, the water cycle model. It turns out that the elder Free-Ride offspring used a 20 ounce plastic bottle rather than a 2 liter bottle. And, there was a mixture of seeds (including radish, corn, and bean seeds), rather than…
This week's post at Mind Matters, the Scientific American blog I edit, looks at an intriguing study of gene-environment interactions in abused children. Charles Glatt, who wrote the review, outlines the rather encouraging results of this study, which suggest -- with all the usual caveats about…