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Yes, You Can Catch Insanity: Reviving the debate about the immune system and mental illness.
nautil.us link posted by c_prompt 801 days ago in health
One day in March 2010, Isak McCune started clearing his throat with a forceful, violent sound. The New Hampshire toddler was 3, with a Beatles mop of blonde hair and a cuddly, loving personality. H...
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Sound and Touch Collide
nautil.us link posted by c_prompt 1125 days ago in psychology
Humans have five distinct senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. For decades, researchers have thought that each sense is processed separately in the cortex, or outer layers of the brain, and...
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A controversial test for self-awareness is dividing the animal kingdom.
nautil.us link posted by Stavros 1137 days ago in psychology
“It’s not the ability to recognize yourself in a mirror that is important,” he would come to believe. “It’s what that says about your ability to conceive of yourself in t...