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<\/p>\nQuick links from the past week in mind and brain news:<\/p>\n
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io9<\/i> has a great brief summary of a citation analysis that describe how neuroscience became a major scientific discipline<\/a> in just one decade. Interestingly, it didn’t happen in the Decade of the Brain<\/a>.<\/p>\n The ability to resist temptation<\/a> is contagious, according a new study covered by The Frontal Cortex<\/i>. I suspect this means I am patient zero of giving in to temptation.<\/p>\n Salon<\/i> has an interview<\/a> with psychologist Susan Clancy about her new book ‘The Trauma Myth’ on child abuse, which is likely to be both important and controversial. The comments are a mix of the insightful, angry and loopy.<\/p>\n This chap might have found a photo of Phineas Gage<\/a> from before his injury.<\/p>\n Radio 4<\/i> has a good documentary<\/a> on ‘Super Recognisers’ that will disappear off the face of the earth in only a few days if you miss your chance to listen to it.<\/p>\n The Prison Photography<\/i> blog is excellent<\/a>.<\/p>\n NPR<\/i> has a brief segment on new evidence suggesting that heavy drinking<\/a> in teenage years may have a lasting impact on the brain.<\/p>\n Special therapy bears<\/a> work through mirror neurons (what else) according to a bizarre claim unearthed by The Neurocritic<\/i>.<\/p>\n NeuroPod<\/i> has just released a new edition<\/a> covering optogenetics, AI cockroaches, stem and grid cells.<\/p>\n Does time dilate<\/a> during a threatening situation? asks Neurophilosophy<\/i>.<\/p>\n Science Daily<\/i> reports that thinking of the past or future causes us to sway<\/a> backward or forward on the basis of a new study.<\/p>\n C.G. Jung’s famous ‘Red Book<\/a>‘ has finally been published and Brain Pickings<\/i> has a fantastic review and preview.<\/p>\n The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry<\/i> has launched a new podcast<\/a> which is aimed at clinicians and is. a. bit. stilted. but sounds promising.<\/p>\n There’s a good piece about the new and not very effective female ‘sex drug<\/a>‘ flibanserin in Inkling Magazine<\/i>.<\/p>\n Horizon<\/i>, the flagship BBC science programme, recently had an episode on the Big Pharma, medicalisation and disease mongering. Apart from some minor pharmacological dodginess (ADHD a ‘chemical imbalance’, Ritalin a ‘clever pill’) it’s excellent and features<\/a> our very own Dr Petra. Torrent here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A new study finding people’s personality<\/a> is reflected in their internet use is covered by the BPS Research Digest<\/i>. See also a new study finding social behaviour is similar<\/a> both online and offline.<\/p>\n Quirks and Quarks<\/i>, the excellent Canadian radio show, discusses kuru<\/a> disease immunity in cannibals.<\/p>\n Why is there no anthropology journalism<\/a>? asks Savage Minds<\/i>.<\/p>\n The Economist<\/i> covers a new study finding that the more widespread a language<\/a>, the simpler it is, suggesting that that languages become streamlined as they spread.<\/p>\n Incoming! APA<\/i> press release forewarns of imminent clinical psychology fight: psychodynamic<\/a> therapy best says not yet published meta-analysis.<\/p>\n PsyBlog<\/i> has an excellent round-up of 10 studies on why smart people do irrational<\/a> things.<\/p>\n The secrets of looking good on the dance floor<\/a> and research on the psychology of social dance is covered in Spiegel<\/i> magazine.<\/p>\n Life<\/i> magazine has a gallery<\/a> of famous literary drunks and addicts.<\/p>\n The US is quietly abandoning the ‘war on drugs<\/a>‘ according to an article in The Independent<\/i>. Does this mean the expansion of military bases in Colombia is to be re-justified as part of a war on salsa music? Kids told to ‘just say no’ to fake tans and enthusiastic rhythm sections.<\/p>\n The BPS Research Digest<\/i> reports the development of what could be the first anti-lie<\/a> detector in neuroscience.<\/p>\n Bootleg Botox<\/a>, a potent neurotoxin, could be a weapon of mass destruction according to a piece in the Washington Post<\/i>.<\/p>\n Wired<\/i> reports on the Jan 25th anniversary of the first recorded human death by robot<\/a> which occurred in Flint, Michigan, 1979.<\/p>\n