The mind is a wonderful thing - there is so much about it which remains a mystery to this day. Science is able to describe strange phenomena, but can not account for their origins. While most of us are familiar with one or two on this list, many others are mostly unknown outside of the psychological realm. This is a list of the top ten strange mental phenomena. picked by muppet 12 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
In case any of you haven’t seen, in addition to today’s column, I have a feature on money etiquette in today’s magazine. This is an excerpt from Miss Conduct’s Mind Over Manners (which goes on sale Tuesday!) picked by bornbad 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The mind of a baby is of course much simpler than an adult's. There is so much that a baby's mind is simply incapable of doing. However there is also remarkable abilities that are unique to a baby. Abilities which are crucial to the child and could benefit us as adults picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
There's an element of the kook fringe that advocates wearing tin foil helmets to block out government mind control frequencies. These MIT nerds prove that the helmets themselves may be part of the government conspiracy to control your mind! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago 6 comments edit related share science |
Fun and challenging game that stimulates the mind. Includes a ton of different modes to challenge you for a good amount of time. picked by ab9003 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Researchers have often debated the maximum amount of items we can store in our conscious mind, in what's called our working memory, and a new study puts the limit at three or four. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Subtle refinements in brain architecture, rather than large-scale alterations, make us smarter than other animals picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Emotiv, a San Francisco-based collection of mad scientist and computer engineers, say they've developed a headset that allows you to play videogames with your mind. picked by punthe 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
New discoveries in genetics reveal that our DNA-centric view of the mechanisms behind inheritance may be incomplete or even incorrect, and offers insight into the causes of several mental disorders as well as the differences of the sexes. picked by sidran32 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
People at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, N.C., organize mind and heart exercising activities for older people to participate in. 2 comments edit related share scienceStudies show this is the best way to combat Alzheimer's Disease. See? Not all churches are all bad =P picked by dork 12 months ago |
Researchers are trying to find drugs that would get rid of all those unpleasent memories. picked by PulsisX 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
For those of you with a morbid curiosity, take a look at this site. It gives an in-depth look at crimes committed by some of the world's most infamous serial killers,along with uncensored photos of the crime scenes. 0 comments edit related share plime.comNSFW picked by madhatteraggie 1 year ago |
Talking for about an hour, she talked to him about religion, then said she was ill and her husband would be home soon. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Watching Robbins at work is like watching somebody with supernatural powers. Yet, like his fellow conjurors, Robbins deceives his targets using nothing more than a finely honed understanding of human psychology. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Interesting article about the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" proving the axiom, "absolute power corrupts absolutely". This "experiment" was also the basis for numerous books, plays, movies, and more. picked by Phildo 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumors may lead to a decline in mental function many years down the line, say Dutch researchers. 1 comments edit related share plime.comA study of 65 patients, 12 years after they were treated, found those who had radiotherapy were more likely to have problems with memory and attention. "It always depends on the patient, but if it is possible to defer radiotherapy, maybe people should" picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
When President Barack Obama said in his weekly radio address Saturday that innovation would be a key to the future of the nation, he probably was not thinking specifically of artificial brains or replacement eyeballs. picked by kakana 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
In a new book, a psychiatrist details his most challenging case, a woman with 17 personalities. 3 comments edit related share plime.com"My name is Claire," it began. "I am 7 years old. I live inside Karen." picked by DrNothing 2 years ago |
Here is a fun little trick a friend just sent to me. It will guess the number you are thinking. I love these mind games. It's mindless entertainment. picked by eLJay 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
Scientists say for the first time they have understood someone's thoughts by looking at what their brain is doing. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |