Antonio Damasio discusses the roles of emotion in cognition and consciousness.
Click here to listen to his TED talk.
Archive for June, 2012
Antonio Damasio on Consciousness
Root of self-control?
A study conducted by a University of Iowa neuroscientist, William Hedgcock, suggests that diminished activity in the dorsolateral prefronal cortex (DLPFC) could be the reason for a loss of self control.
Click here to find out more at Neuroscience News.
Obituary: Sir Andrew Huxley
Sir Andrew Huxley, who was awarded the Nobel Prize along with Sir Alan Hodgkin for figuring out the mechanism behind nerve impulses, has died. Read his obituary in the Guardian here.