http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/ The *Science* Magazine News Blog en Copyright 2009 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:32:03 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification CREDIT: Photos.com by Greg Miller Tuesday night's neuroethics social was billed as a clash between two heavy hitters in cognitive neuroscience over a provocative question posed by session organizer (and referee) Martha Farah of the University of Pennsylvania: Is... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/neuroethics-smackdown.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/neuroethics-smackdown.html 2009 Neuroscience Meeting SfN brain neuroethics mind reading Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:32:03 -0500 by Greg MillerAs I watched a man two rows ahead of me sniffle and cough throughout a Tuesday afternoon symposium, I found myself worrying about his future mental health. After all, I'd just heard talk after talk about how... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/an-infectious-problem-for-the.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/an-infectious-problem-for-the.html 2009 Neuroscience Meeting Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:48:39 -0500 CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons by Greg MillerEric Kandel is a hero for many neuroscientists. He wrote the field's most widely used textbook, won a Nobel Prize for his work on memory, and by all accounts is a genuinely nice guy.... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/maybe-its-the-bowtie.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/maybe-its-the-bowtie.html 2009 Neuroscience Meeting Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:26:18 -0500 by Emily Laut CREDIT: Wikimedia Foundation The Wikipedia entry for "neuroscience" looks all right at first glance, but after attending a session on Monday, I knew otherwise. Two enthusiastic scientists turned Wikipedia Academy volunteers, Bill Wedemeyer and Tim Vickers, explained... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/time-to-get-wiki.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/time-to-get-wiki.html 2009 Neuroscience Meeting Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:01:25 -0500 CREDIT: J. T. Dimos et al., Science, 29 August 2008, p. 1218 by Greg Miller If you've been reading science news stories for the past couple of years, you've probably heard that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are the... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/ips-cells-and-the-peak-of-infl.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/ips-cells-and-the-peak-of-infl.html 2009 Neuroscience Meeting Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:05:00 -0500 CREDIT: CLIFF RAGSDALE AND SHUICHI SHIGENO by Greg Miller Did you know that an octopus brain has more than 50 lobes and about as many neurons (100 million) as a mouse's brain? And that's not counting the smaller brains... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/by-greg-millerdid-you-know.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/newsblog/2009/10/by-greg-millerdid-you-know.html 2009 Neuroscience Meeting Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:35:11 -0500