DailyDirt: Hacking The Brain... Not Into Bits

Study the brains of people who might one day lead to the understanding of how our mind works. But so far, we are still far to find what makes our brains tick. These are just some interesting links on the topic of brain research.

• brain imaging techniques can be used to create more effective psychological treatments - without drugs. Apparently, social anxiety can be reduced significantly with meditation and magnetic resonance imaging, and the combination produces measurable changes in brain activity. [url]
• competitive Scrabble players seem to have a better visual word recognition - of course! A study of expert Scrabble players from a couple of dozens of experts does not prove that people can train your brain to develop the skills breathtaking visual word recognition, even as adults. [url]
it may still be time to add a few pounds at the end of your summer reading list. These are the books. [Crack open.] This is your brain on books. [url]

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