The brains of psychopaths appear to be wired to keep seeking a reward at any cost, new research from Vanderbilt University finds. The research uncovers the role of the brain’s reward system in psychopathy and opens a new area of study for understanding what drives these individuals. Bookmark o[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Anatomía’
5 April, 2010 06:30 § in Brain Connectivity
Psychopaths’ Brains Wired to Seek Rewards, No Matter the Consequences.
11 March, 2010 09:49 § in Brain Connectivity
(Español) Descubren cómo el cerebro “escucha” el sonido del silencio.
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27 January, 2010 08:30 § in Brain Dynamics
El tamaño del cerebro predice el éxito en los jugadores de videojuegos.
Researchers can predict your performance on a video game simply by measuring the volume of specific structures in your brain, a multi-institutional team reports this week. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the[...]
17 November, 2009 11:14 § in History
Christopher Wren y la arquitectura del cerebro
The current issue of Nature contains an interesting article about Sir Christopher Wren’s contribution to neuroanatomy, by art historians Martin Kemp and Nathan Flis of Oxford University. The article focuses on the anatomical illustrations produced by Wren for Thomas Willis’s 1664 book Ce[...]
6 October, 2009 17:14 § in History
Cerebro en papel maché del siglo XIX.
Image: Phisick Antique Medical Collection This highly detailed papier mache model of the human brain, which can be pulled apart to reveal labelled and numbered structures within, was created by the French physician Louis Thomas Jerome Auzoux (1797-1880). In the early 19th century, human cadavers for[...]
