Sep 17 2011

What have my students been thinking about this week?

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I’ve got my neurobiology students blogging — all I ask is that they write something relevant to understanding how brains work. Let’s see where their minds are at this week, shall we?

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SoHelpMeReason

17 September 2011 at 2:57 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Aha! I see “cephalopod brains”…

…someone’s looking to get an A!
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Moggie

17 September 2011 at 5:03 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

I learned something new! I was aware that rats being tickled make a sound believed to be analogous to human laughter, but I didn’t know that they make the same sound when they anticipate a tickling, when they see tickling-person approaching. That’s… rather adorable.
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Therrin

17 September 2011 at 5:51 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Tell them if they really want traffic, write something about sexism.
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randomexcess

18 September 2011 at 12:51 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

sensory illusions in general are pretty interesting.
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John Morales

18 September 2011 at 1:07 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

randomexcess, sure, though many such are at base cognitive illusions.

(Sensory data are interpreted in the brain)
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Stephen Schuldt

18 September 2011 at 5:12 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

should talk about Beer Pressure
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Sili

18 September 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment

Tell them if they really want traffic, write something about sexism.

It think “Cute cuddly animals” will do just fine.