Project H.M. & Clive Wearing’s Diaries
Project H.M. H.M. is considered to be one of the most famous cases in neuropsychology. His dense amnesia contributed significantly to our understanding of human memory. On December 2nd, exactly a year after his death, anyone interested will have the chance to watch the dissection of his brain. I’m really looking forward to this (that sou

fMRI Limitations And Criticism
Fancy images, impressive results, but can we really trust the reports of the majority of the neuroimaging studies out there? Here’s a couple of papers discussing the limitations of fMRI that you can read, if you’re interested in learning more about this method: 1. a great review by Nikos K. Logothetis published in Nature a year ago. Here

Executive Functions in ASD
There are three key theories that attempt to explain the links between brain and behaviour in Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD): the Theory of Mind Deficit Hypothesis (for a review see Baron-Cohen, 2001), the Weak Central Coherence (Happé & Frith, 2006) and that of Executive Dysfunction

Music Listening, Emotion and Reward Systems
Music is an important part of most people’s lives. Recently, many studies are focused on music and especially its relationship with emotion and the reward system. Here are a few interesting ones: 1.Salimpoor et al (2009), found that the rewarding aspects of music listening are related to the degree of emotio

How Does Your Memory Work?
While I was searching for Prof E. Warrington’s publications, I came across this interesting documentary on memory, which was originally broadcast by BBC2. You can find a short description and the video below: You might think that your memory is there to help you remember facts, such as birthdays or shopping lists. If so, you would be very wrong. The ability to travel back in time in your mind is, perhaps, your most remarkable ability, and develops over your lifespan. Horizon takes viewers on an extraordinary journey into the human memory. From the woman who is having her most traumatic memories wiped by a pill, to the man with no memory, this fi