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a ppt. on left brain / right brain functions -
1voteIn his blog, Chris Chatham, tackles "developmental and computational cognitive neuroscience, comparative psychology, psychometrics, and artificial intelligence."
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This blog attempts to create a collective memory of an ephemeral event: the 2005 installation by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude entitled The Gates. The site, which has compiled thousands of photos of the installation, traces the similarities and the differences between individual experiences of this work of art. -
1voteAt this Web site of Boston-based NPR affiliate WBUR, you can listen to an episode of the nationally syndicated radio show The Connection entitled “Forgetting Yourself: Memory and Identity.” Guest Jill Robinson, a writer who was struck with sudden amnesia, explores the answers to questions such as, Can you love without memory? Or hate? Does personality remember who to be on its own?
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1voteThis article by a professor of psychiatry at the University of Heidelberg explores physical, or implicit, memory as opposed to mental, or explicit memory. The author discusses the ways in which implicit memory is accessed and reinforced through, for example, exercise and dance. (Note: this link opens a PDF.)
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1voteThis Wikipedia page describes the Method of Loci, or the art of memory. This is the traditional technique of memorization that has been used since its conception in classical antiquity.
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Some researchers are worried that digitally altered photos could alter our perceptions and memories of public events. -
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In a study published in May, researchers at Harvard and McGill Universities reported that participants who slept after playing this game scored significantly higher on a retest than those who did not sleep. While asleep they apparently figured out what they didn’t while awake: the structure of the simple hierarchy that linked the pairs, paisley over aqua over rainbow, and so on. -
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Find the matching images, learn a little Spanish. Oh, and there's virtual candy too! -
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From the Internet to the iPod, technology is bringing rapid advances in memory. What society needs now are new ways to forget.
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