Comments for The Phineas Gage Fan Club http://phineasgage.wordpress.com Rants and Raves about Cognitive Science! Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:09:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on On the Intellectual Abilities of Chickens by What exactly are you trying to tell me? « To strive, to seek, to find, … http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/on-the-intellectual-abilities-of-chickens/#comment-530 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:09:34 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/on-the-intellectual-abilities-of-chickens/#comment-530 [...] abilities of a chicken rival that of cats, dogs, and even young humans”, when there’s plenty of evidence to show [...]

]]> Comment on The Mental Number Line by Das Beste der skurrilen Wissenschaft @ wissen + konzeptewissen + konzepte http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/the-mental-number-line/#comment-528 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:54:14 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/the-mental-number-line/#comment-528 [...] unsere Einschätzung von Größen oder Mengen. Grund für diese Annahme ist die sogenannte „mental-number-line“-Theorie – ihr zufolge verknüpfen wir kleine Werte mit der Richtung links, große Werte entsprechend mit [...]

]]> Comment on Death to the Serotonin Hypothesis by Psychedelics as a New Paradigm in Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy – esotericPharma.org http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/death-to-the-serotonin-hypothesis/#comment-527 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:10:01 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/death-to-the-serotonin-hypothesis/#comment-527 [...] inhibitor (SSRI) class of anti-depressants, who’s efficacy is now called into question, and likewise the underlying hypothesis. SSRI’s are under-effective, replete with bothersome side effects [...]

]]> Comment on Audiophiles and the limitations of human hearing by Capacitor Sound http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/audiophiles-and-the-limitations-of-human-hearing/#comment-526 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:39:52 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/audiophiles-and-the-limitations-of-human-hearing/#comment-526 [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Death to the Serotonin Hypothesis by Alas, Poor Noradrenaline | Brain and Head Health http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/death-to-the-serotonin-hypothesis/#comment-525 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:53:06 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/death-to-the-serotonin-hypothesis/#comment-525 [...] I posted about the much-maligned serotonin theory of depression and tentatively defended it, while making it clear that “low [...]

]]> Comment on Visual Cortex: A Schematic Map by Signs and Visions « The Connectome http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/visual-cortex-a-schematic-map/#comment-522 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:16:40 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/visual-cortex-a-schematic-map/#comment-522 [...] Rather than relaying a static range of visual information at all times (in the manner of, say, a monitor or television screen), the human eye makes at least three saccades per second, spending the majority of neural resources on the most high-contrast information it receives – such as movement, color, or edges. This information is passed through several neural layers to the retinal ganglion cells, which synapse at the optic nerve. This X-shaped nerve consists of over 1.5 million fibers (axons of individual neurons) which transmit signals to an area of the thalamus known as the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). The LGN contains layers of several types of specialized neurons, each corresponding to a specific type of photoreceptor. These cells, in turn, synapse in the visual cortex. [...]

]]> Comment on The Supposed Irrationality of Crime by The Supposed Irrationality of Crime (via The Phineas Gage Fan Club) « securityfox http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/the-supposed-irrationality-of-crime/#comment-521 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 09:25:57 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/the-supposed-irrationality-of-crime/#comment-521 [...] The Supposed Irrationality of Crime (via The Phineas Gage Fan Club) I read an interesting article by Stephen Dubner on the infamous silver thief Blane Nordahl. Nordahl is famous for high extreme skill in burglary, marked by meticulous precision and a seemingly uncanny ability to evade authorities, but he is also known for his single-minded penchant for silver. This may sound eccentric, but in reality, it is not a bad idea. As Dubner outlines, silver is hard to trace, and can be extremely valuable if you know what … Read More [...]

]]> Comment on Know your neuron: Grid cells by biosciblog http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/know-your-neuron-grid-cells/#comment-515 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:43:02 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-515 very interesting!

]]> Comment on Audiophiles and the limitations of human hearing by Audiophiles and Records « Collector's Choice http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/audiophiles-and-the-limitations-of-human-hearing/#comment-513 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:43:03 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/audiophiles-and-the-limitations-of-human-hearing/#comment-513 [...] http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/audiophiles-and-the-limitations-of-human-hearing/ Photo Credit: http://tonemarrowreviews.wordpress.com/2009/06/ Possibly related posts: [...]

]]> Comment on Moral Decision-Making and the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex by The soul and Consciousness - Christian Forums http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/moral-decision-making-and-the-ventromedial-prefrontal-cortex/#comment-512 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:34:36 +0000 http://phineasgage.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/moral-decision-making-and-the-ventromedial-prefrontal-cortex/#comment-512 [...] Other results of damage to this region include reduced feelings of shame, compassion, and guilt. Moral Decision-Making and the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex The Phineas Gage Fan Club A neural substrate for moral decisions Neurophilosophy As per my personal opinion, as stated, I [...]

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