Female orgasm is a topic shrouded in mystery – not just for sexually awkward boyfriends, but for biologists too. We know, for example, that lots of animals have clitorises, yet a surprising number of female mammals don’t seem to experience orgasms at all. This has led researchers to some new discoveries and debates – and [...]
Archive for June, 2012
Sexy Neuroscience III
June 24th, 2012 
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Tags: biology, evolution, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sex 
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Aliens in the Lab
June 19th, 2012 The Connectome Researchers are creating new lifeforms that are chemically unrelated to any other life on earth. In fact, for the first time ever, scientists in Japan have built an artificial synapse, from the molecules up. What?! How can this be? Read on, intrepid voyager of the unknown, and discover for yourself. The basic idea is that [...]
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Podcast 3 – Habits: Making ‘Em & Breaking ‘Em
June 15th, 2012 The Connectome On episode 3 of the Connectome podcast, Ben digs into our habits: why they form, why they stick, and how to break ‘em. But he also shares some insights on making your habits work for you – to motivate you to stay fit and productive. Click here to subscribe in iTunes. Here’s a direct [...]
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Sleep, Stress and Snacks
June 12th, 2012 The Connectome A lack of sleep makes our brains go nuts for unhealthy food, says a new study. When sleep-deprived people are shown images of junk food, fMRI scans show that their brains’ reward centers light up with far more intense anticipation than those of people who’ve slept a full night. The Fourthmeal marketing team, I assume, [...]
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Skin Into Brain II
June 9th, 2012 The Connectome For the first time in history, scientists have reprogrammed a whole batch of skin cells into a self-organizing, functioning network of brain cells, says a new study. That’s right, y’all – Dr. Sheng Ding at UCSF is blowin’ up the stem cell research game once again – except this time, instead of just reprogramming individual [...]
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