This week I’ve got two lists – the good blogging/online stuff from around the Web, and then a collection from the NY Times this past week, which had plenty of interesting and relevant stories. Enjoy!
The List
Open-Access to the journal Neuroethics
Neuroethics is now open-access for a temporary field, so feel free to download articles like this one, Neuroethics as a Brain-Based Philosophy of Life: The Case of Michael S. Gazzaniga – quite a neuroanthropological piece actually.
Claudine Beaumont, Is Microsoft’s Natal the Future of Gaming?
I stuck this in the students’ post yesterday on videogames, but also wanted to highlight it here. Natal looks very cool! Besides the video below, here’s the E3 Microsoft comprehensive presentation showing how Natal works live, another promo featuring some fascinating interactive painting, and Milo the interactive boy. Kotaku’s Brian Crecente gives us a hands-on review here.
Russell Poldrack, Neuroimaging: Separating the Promise from the Pipe Dreams
Dana Foundation on core issues for both science and application involving brain imaging
Tracy Alloway, 10% Students May Have Working Memory Problems: Why Does It Matter?
SharpBrains gives us the latest on this emerging area of research and education intervention
Ben Goldacre, Dodgy Academic PR
A study of academic press releases on research shows the limitations of journalism/press coverage even coming from leading institutions
Neuroanthropology 