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Orchestrated Objective Reduction of Quantum Coherence in Brain Microtubules: The "Orch OR" Model for Consciousness

Found : Orchestrated Objective Reduction of Quantum Coherence in Brain Microtubules: The "Orch OR" Model for Consciousness Current neurophysiological explanations of consciousness suggest that it is a manifestation of emergent firing patterns of neuronal groups involved in either a) specific … Continue reading

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No Cure for Songs Stuck in Your Head

Found : No Cure for Songs Stuck in Your Head ALBANY, N.Y. – Unexpected and insidious, the earworm slinks its way into the brain and refuses to leave. Symptoms vary, although high levels of annoyance and frustration are common. There … Continue reading

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Neanderthals were not 'stupid,' says new research

Found : Neanderthals were not ‘stupid,’ says new research LONDON (AFP) — Neanderthals were not as stupid as they have been portrayed, according to new research Tuesday showing their stone tools were as good as those made by the early … Continue reading

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Male and Female brains, empathy and systematization

Found : Male and Female brains, empathy and systematization According to this theory, a person (whether male or female) has a particular "brain type". There are three common brain types: for some individuals, empathising is stronger than systemising. This is … Continue reading

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Altered photos play tricks on memory

Found : Altered photos play tricks on memory New York, Nov 22 – Doctored photos have a way of affecting your memory, according to a new study that used digitally altered images of public events. The study, initiated by the … Continue reading

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Quantum Psychodynamics of Dreams

Found : Quantum Psychodynamics of Dreams As Freud so brilliantly described in The Interpretation of Dreams, the unconscious contains many things that we will not allow to enter into consciousness. During the day, the conscious mind is very active in … Continue reading

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Study Suggests Difference Between Female And Male Sexuality (women naturally bisexual)

Found : Study Suggests Difference Between Female And Male Sexuality (women naturally bisexual) Three decades of research on men's sexual arousal show patterns that clearly track sexual orientation — gay men overwhelmingly become sexually aroused by images of men and … Continue reading

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The Virtual Multiverse Theory of Free Will

Found : The Virtual Multiverse Theory of Free Will Borges portrayed the world as consisting of pathways defining series of events, in which each pathway eventually reaches a decision-point at which it forks out into more than one future pathway. … Continue reading

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Modern brain's ancient roots in marine worms

Found : Modern brain’s ancient roots in marine worms With no room for discussion or Q&A, a press release from European Molecular Biology Laboratory asserted, “Modern brains have an ancient core.” How ancient? At least as far back as the … Continue reading

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Where perverse impulses and urges come from

Found : Where perverse impulses and urges come fromPerverse impulses seem to arise when people focus intensely on avoiding specific errors or taboos. The theory is straightforward: to avoid blurting out that a colleague is a raging hypocrite, the brain … Continue reading

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