Politics of the Brain

Republican Brains Differ From Democrats' In New FMRI Study

Follow the link, read the article, & share your opinion of it on the blog by Monday, February 25.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/republican-democrat-brain-politics-fmri-study_n_2717731.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics 

Color and Emotion

Pick two of the following colors and explain what emotion you connect with it and why.

Memory and Dopamine

Read the following story and share your comment about it.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252605.php

Blog post due by Friday, November 16

Is There Movement?

Stare at the + sign in the middle.  Why does the image appear to rotate?

Did Your Brain Make You Do It?

After reading the article http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/neuroscience-and-moral-responsibility.html?_r=1&ref=brain discuss the validity of the assertions in the reading.  Create a blog post outlining your position.

The Holstee Manifesto

Read this "manifesto" and let me know what you think about it

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