Phantom limbs and the wiring of the neocortex
A story from NPR this morning, “How Do You Amputate a Phantom Limb?,” got me thinking about the amazing integration of the body and the brain. Most of us have heard about the phenomenon of phantom...
View ArticleVideo of Oliver Sacks discussing hallucinations
TED Talks has posted a video of neurologist Oliver Sacks discussing hallucinations — particularly Charles Bonnet hallucinations, which occur among many visually-impaired people. Oliver Sacks is known...
View ArticleGreat comic strips about schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
A student mental health nurse who is also a cartoonist is creating a book about mental illness. Calling himself “Tall Guy,” he has published his chapters on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder on his...
View ArticleAre We All on the Autism Spectrum?
Something Nassim Nicholas Taleb says in The Black Swan on page 194 raises the question whether we are all on the autism spectrum in some sense: This mental block about the future has not yet been...
View ArticleWhat is intelligence, and how can you get more of it?
Just a note that I have written a post over at Tools for Thinkers with brief reviews of some of my favorite books about intelligence and how to improve it if you so desire. I review books by Tony...
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