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Monthly Archive for April, 2008

The science of road kill…. err… sleeping

Posted in Memory, Sleep on Apr 24th, 2008

CBS is not typically a good source for science articles, but this is a very nice read on the science of sleep. They mention some of the aspects that we talked about in class- the need for sleep, how it affects learning and memory, and perhaps most importantly, the link between sleep and attention. People [...]

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A cure for phantom limb pain using mirrors

Posted in Cortex, Pain, Perception, Techniques on Apr 24th, 2008

A recent article in Scientific American describes one of the treatments for patients experiencing phantom limb pain. One solution mentioned was to thrust a screw driver into the apparent trouble spot. The amputee would place his prosthetic leg where his own leg used to be, and stab at it with his screwdriver. The claim is [...]

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The case of AJ

Posted in Behaviour, Brain, Memory on Apr 18th, 2008

Here is a short NPR broadcast in which AJ describes her experiences with her near “perfect” memory. She can remember near everything that has happened to her, but has a poor capacity to remember facts and even historical events. A key component to her memory is the emotional content in her memories, and recall of [...]

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