Link Feast
Tuck into our round-up of the latest and best psych and neuro links.
09 March 2012
up to one-third of patients who consult with neurologists typically have symptoms that are not fully explained by neurological damage” Vaughan Bell with a fascinating overview of what we do and don’t know about hysteria or “conversion disorder”.
Newly posted TED talk – Susan Cain on the power of introverts.
Why do we sometimes get songs (earworms) stuck in our heads? Check here for our earlier coverage of earworm research.
Free sample chapter from new edition of BPS-approved social psych textbook.
Jonah Lehrer and Charles Fernyhough discuss what novelists can learn from neuroscience.
Why The Future of Neuroscience Will Be Emotionless – interesting blog post by Sam McNerney on the neuroscience of emotions.
How Much of the Neuroimaging Literature Should We Discard?
Autism Matters free podcast series.
Beautiful – a hand-painted phrenology bike helmet.
What is emotional intelligence and can you improve it?
Do dating algorithms for finding the perfect partner really work?
Welcome to Stanford University’s Love Competition: The contestant who generates the greatest level of love-related brain activity wins.
Just what is “middle age”? – BBC magazine feature. BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week explored this question and featured psychologist Claudia Hammond among the guests (her new book is called Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception).
That’s it, y’all have yourselves a lovely weekend!