March 03, 2006
2006-03-03 Spike activity:
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
Measure of serotonin receptors in hippocampus found to be an early predictor of Alzheimer's in some people.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers magazine Spectrum discusses the use of magnetic stimulation in the treatment of psychiatric disorder.
An explanation of a curious touch illusion called the "cutaneous rabbit" is offered after a recent brain-imaging study on the effect.
Electrical activity in the brain can predict which items will be remembered before they are encountered.
Babies as young as 18 months show willingness to help others, reports USA Today.
PsyBlog looks at the psychology of attributions in depressive thinking.
Cognitive Daily discusses an ingenious experiment that suggests that young babies have an understanding of others people's goals.
