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“Atheists Are Mutants,” says paper based on Yelp, Yahoo Answers, and the Bible
A surprising new paper in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science claims that atheism1 is underpinned by “high mutational load” as indicated by (1) poor general health, (2) autism, (3)...
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Field: “Brain Optimization” for the Wealthy and Gullible
An article in New Beauty magazine alerted me to the latest brain wellness scam — NYC’s Hottest Club Is Selling ‘Designer Brains’: Imagine the best moments of your life. … Then imagine you could wake...
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Derealization / Dying
Derealization is a subjective alteration in one’s perception or experience of the outside world. The pervasive unreality of the external environment is a key feature, along with emotional blunting....
View ArticleLady Gaga on Trauma
“What I have seen on the news with this debate of Kavanaugh versus Dr. Ford, it’s one of the most upsetting things I have ever witnessed.” Lady Gaga the Neuroscientist schools us on common symptoms...
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How to Reconstruct Your Life After a Major Loss
I titled this post as if this is something I’m doing (I’m not). Or that I know how to address in a didactic way (I don’t). Some of you may know that my partner died recently. “It hasn’t been long,”...
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Involuntary Visual Imagery
I’ve become interested in the topic of involuntary visual imagery because of my own recent experiences. After my partner died of cancer, I’ve had periodic episodes of involuntary visual imagery (akin...
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Neuron Ink
Sandra1 already had seven tattoos. Most of them were small. Lining her right outer thigh were six separate designs, the largest of which was about three inches in diameter. The seventh tattoo was more...
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It Smells Like Gunpowder
It’s so loud, and I’m so tired. The hospital called 3 hours ago to say my mother had died at 11:40pm EDT. This was rather shocking (to say the least), because I wasn’t there. I was preparing for the...
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The Most Boring Nightmare Ever
Last night, I had a nightmare where I was looking at a stack of my mother’s banking records. I woke up very startled and yelled “NO!!!” Now you may think, “that’s not very scary!” and you’d be right...
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The depths of depression (by S. Kay)
Diane Farris Gallery, April 2010 My wife would have been 55 years old today, if she didn’t die of cancer in 2018. It’s three years later and I’m still grieving. I don’t know how to get over it. (You...
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