Link feast
Our 10 favourite psychology and neuroscience links from the last week or so.
08 November 2013
A neuroscientist shares his experience of being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease: “I am still at the beginning of my fascinating, frightening and ultimately life-affirming journey as a brain scientist with a disabling disease of the brain.”
When we see someone naked, we assume they are less intelligent, but more sensitive.
The secrets of the world’s happiest cities.
Why do we hate seeing photos of ourselves?
Want to read something inspirational? Try this: How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses. (see also, although see this for a skeptical view – grabbed from the comments).
How attitudes towards mental illness have changed over the last 25 years – Claudia Hammond looks back as part of the 25th birthday celebrations of her BBC Radio 4 show All in the Mind.