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Dean Radin's spoon


Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    67 Replies

Chris, 2019-06-25, 12:44 PM

(Continued from another thread, where it was perhaps a bit off-topic.)

Dean Radin attended a spoon-bending party, and was surprised when a spoon became soft in his ha

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Culture shapes how we learn to reason?


Consciousness science forum    6 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-24, 10:06 PM

Culture shapes how we learn to reason?

by Uni of Cali

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The under-3 set do comparably well at recognizing the relationships between pairs of blocks—whether they're the same or different—and then figuring out whether these bl

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Physical evidence in the brain for types of schizophrenia


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-24, 09:54 PM

Physical evidence in the brain for types of schizophrenia

by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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n a study using brain tissue from deceased human donors, Johns Hopkins Medicine researc

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Certain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neurons


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-24, 09:53 PM

Certain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neurons

by "Uni of Cali"

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The study, which appears today in Nature Neuroscience, helps explain the cascade of problems that l

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How Deep Learning Is Transforming Brain Mapping


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-24, 09:50 PM

How Deep Learning Is Transforming Brain Mapping

Shelly Fan


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Unfortunately, microscopic neuroimages look nothing like the [url=https://amzn.to/2MUI9MO]brain anatomy coloring books[

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Affluence vs Willpower: Why Rich Kids Are So Good at the Marshmallow Test


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-24, 09:49 PM

Why Rich Kids Are So Good at the Marshmallow Test

Affluence—not willpower—seems to be what’s behind some kids’ capacity to delay gratification.

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Ultimately, t

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"Mobile phones causing bony spikes" debunked


Off-topic mainstream science forum    5 Replies

Chris, 2019-06-24, 08:45 AM

Courtesy of the Daily Grail - this article from Forbes debunks the recent news story suggesting that mobile phone use is causing bony spikes on the skull to develop, on the basis that these spikes were already well known and characterised, the paper contains errors and the suggested connection with

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His Mood Changed and Our Marriage Imploded. Then He Took a Blood Test.


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-24, 04:00 AM

His Mood Changed and Our Marriage Imploded. Then He Took a Blood Test.

Lizzie Garrett Mettler

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As things returned to norm

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Explaining Near-Death Experiences: Physical or Non-Physical Causation?


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-23, 02:10 PM

Explaining Near-Death Experiences: Physical or Non-Physical Causation?

Robert G Mays & Suzanne Mays


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A recent comparison of near-death experiences (NDEs) occurring with l

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A systematic analysis of distressing near-death experience accounts


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-23, 02:06 PM

A systematic analysis of distressing near-death experience accounts

Helena Cassol, et al.


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Near-death experiences (NDEs) are

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