Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain

Discover Magazine | Mar. 1, 2009 (Review)

DISCOVER and the National Science Foundation launched a series of events to explore the biggest questions in science today. In the first event, “Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain,” four leading psychologists and neuroscientists discussed the hottest issues in brain research, from predicting human behavior to manipulating memory to pinpointing consciousness. Full Story »

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Subjects: Sci/Tech, Health
Topics: Psychology
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Mar 1, 2009 - 9:44 AM PST
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Mar 1, 2009 - 9:44 AM PST

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 by Leo Romero - Mar. 1, 2009
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Mar. 1, 2009

Interesting philosophical discussion, but very full of opinion masquerading as fact. I would start with the statement about music being remembered because of emotional context, when people also remember commercials devoid of significant emotion.

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