14 days ago by Scepticon

I don’t think I would be going out on too much of a limb if I observed that most of us find the idea of torture to be repellent. As social creatures it is natural for us to shy away from inflicting harm on our fellows, empathy stays our hand when ruthlessness might otherwise help us achieve our pers ...

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14 days ago by callan

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16 days ago by Journal of Hypnosis

Have you been wondering if you could learn hypnosis in the comfort of your own home with the help of the internet? Now due to the fast trend of technology, you can access every little thing in the internet. Including the online hypnosis course, it is really available online. Just take your time and ...

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20 days ago by Troythulu

Celebrity vaccine wars: Amanda Peet beats Bill Maher… New Mesozoic Mammal Discovery Illuminates Ear Evolution while Dinosaurs Ruled… Predicting the Behavior of Crowds may Gain More Precision… Exotic Quasicrystal Structures May Be More Normal Than Anticipated… Observations: Burning Bunnies in Stockho ...

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23 days ago by Jeremy Hsu

Neuroscientists have already spent the better part of a decade manipulating animal minds by using light signals to trigger genetically encoded switches. But a new study has now directly reprogrammed flies to fear and avoid certain smells, and all without the usual Pavlovian shock treatments. The tec ...

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33 days ago by evirraugh

Memories, they can be hard and they can be great and they can get you into trouble; even if they aren’t real. One major argument with my aunt was my ability to remember stuff from when I was one or two. Specifically a trip with Mom and my grandparents to visit my aunt and uncle. I was two and I’m pr ...

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36 days ago by truelogic

PhysOrg.com) — The author of a new report suggests the belief that harsh interrogation and torture techniques are effective is a form of folk neuroscience that is not supported by scientific evidence, and does not fit with what we know about how the brain works. I am sure the Christians that gave us ...

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46 days ago by edthemanicstreetpreacher

manicstreetpreacher learns about how the truth is not out there… it’s up here.

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48 days ago by truelogic

You can’t trust a tortured brain: Neuroscience discredits coercive interrogation According to a new review of neuroscientific research, coercive interrogation techniques used during the Bush administration to extract information from terrorist suspects are likely to have been unsuccessful and may ha ...

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50 days ago by admin

“Paramnesia? What word barbarian! Inside, there’s the word “amnesia” with the Greek prefix “para”. But this division does not appear to provide further explanation. However, I am sure you know what paramnesia, you may have suffered at one time or another in your life. Indeed, the paramnesia is the f ...

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