Aug
A Psychedelic Melody
This selection of posts and articles etc. were of relevance to the student of psychology. The discipline itself is broad, and below there is sure to be something for everyone. Serendipity reigns at the carnival~
A Blog Around the Clock has a series of Science Daily articles of interest for psychology: child brain development and the influence of sleep; the relationship between premature babies and light; does the brain really enjoy novelty?; the formation of the eye - cell by cell; and there are a couple of ecological articles, which is always good for extending our understanding of ourselves by reflecting on others.
Hmm…is this really the way to do something? A school in England is banning mirrors in the girl’s toilets in an attempt to stem body image focus. They are hoping the lack of mirrors will also support actions to control eating disorders. However, the boys get to keep their mirror! Maybe they are unaware that boys too can have body image issues. And I think it is condescending to women that only the girls are banned from mirrors - it sounds like a broad brush approach that deals only with symptoms. The action does not bode well for encouraging changes to our perceptions of gender either.
Pure Pedantry highlights research of the non-neurogenesis of the adult cortex. Neurontic reviews Temple Grandin’s book Animals in Translation - an autistic experience of the world from a brave and inspiring lady. And A Scanner Darkley is explored at Mind Hacks for its representation of self-consciousness and its fracturing…Reminds me of some personal psychoses…. Jump on the bandwagon baggn’ mirror neurons, not quite up to speed on the subject myself.
Cognitive Daily highlights a study in the USA which has concluded that Western intelligence is declining - how surprising ~_* And there is a review of the theories of the philosopher
Charles Sanders Pierce (1839-1914) and his thoughts on pragmatism at Evolving Thoughts.
