The Root System
This twine will spin out from therootsystem, and trace the route I take along the way. Somewhat like the way the right dendritic connection finds the right neuron in the brain, crawling along glia, and through the brain The path itself is a record of the experiences and the genes.
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Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American
Public Bookmark added by btemchine on 08/12/2008During slumber, our brain engages in data analysis, from strengthening memories to solving problems
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How the Mind Works: Revelations - The New York Review of Books
Public Bookmark added by btemchine on 07/28/2008Synthesizes much of the recent popular writing about neuroscience
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Charades reveals a universal sentence structure - being-human - 30 June 2008 - New Scientist
Public Bookmark added by btemchine on 07/01/2008Regardless of the players' native tongues, non-verbal communication takes the same sentence structure anywhere on the globe
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Shifting Careers - Fighting a Workplace War Against Distraction - NYTimes.com
Public Bookmark added by btemchine on 06/22/2008The exciting news is that the enigma of attention has just begun to be mapped, tracked and decoded by neuroscientists who now consider attention to be a trio of skills: focus, awareness and so-called executive attention. Think of it this way: You can be “aware” that you’re in a beautiful garden ...
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IEEE Spectrum: The Consciousness Conundrum
Public Bookmark added by btemchine on 06/11/2008Spectrum Online is the member publication of the IEEE, the world's leading society for engineering technology, computer engineering, and communications technologies.
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Idea Lab - Memory - New York Times
Comment added by btemchine on 04/14/2008I will be interviewing Mr Marcus for a future ROOTcast
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Neanderthals speak out after 30,000 years - being-human - 15 April 2008 - New Scientist