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Neuropsychologist Studies Sarcasm

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:05:21 GMT

A look into the brain structures used in deriving sarcasm from speech.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/health/research/03sarc.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Is there hidden brain imaging in Renaissance masterpieces?

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:25:51 GMT

Link: http://streetanatomy.com/blog/2008/01/22/hidden-brain-imaging-in-renaissance-masterpieces/

Blue Brain

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:52:13 GMT

Simulating neurons with a supercomputer.

Link: http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2008/03/out_of_the_blue.php?page=all&p=y

Scientists think they may have found the brain's "irrelevance" filter

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:53:01 GMT

Reminds me of the “Your nerd has built an annoyingly efficient relevancy engine in his head” section from The Nerd Handbook at Rands in Repose:

For any given piece of incoming information, your nerd is making a lightning fast assessment: relevant or not relevant? Relevance means that the incoming information fits into the system of things your nerd currently cares about. Expect active involvement from your nerd when you trip the relevance flag.

I wonder what happens when your irrelevance filter is set too high?

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7132829.stm

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:42:42 GMT

I think I suffered some of the same problems as the kids in this article back in school. It’s an interesting take on kids who go through “gifted and talented” programs.

Link: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids&print=true