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Go grab it at http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/10/encephalon_57_on_min.html

A very simple title. What logic has to do with Encefalus, a blog that mainly deals with psychological issues?
Logic is something that I was always interested in, not for any special reason, but because I am a math-logic geek. But beyond that, I always believed that you can never really do science, unless you have [...]

Mind Hacks: Through a lab darkly.
I stumbled upon this article the other day. It comments on some articles that criticize the current method of cognitive research. The current trend in cognitive research is based on lab research. We take the subjects, put them into the lab, strip out all the factors that could alter the [...]

Go grab it at Encephalon #56

Lately I have to deal with a lot of things in my life. So, I have been thinking about the relationship between information and the human cognitive system. How much information can we absord at a time? How can we filter the noise out of it and keep the useful stuff? How can we manage [...]

The recent economic crisis made me think a lot about the subject of economics. As I’ve said in earlier posts, I’m very interested in economics, and I believe them to be an integral part of cognitive science, or any science that aims to comprehend the human behavior and civilization (Some thoughts on a new micro-economic [...]

As of yesterday, encefalus reached 10000 unique visitors in less than 3 months! I want to thank all the people who supported me with their comments, e-mails and feedback. I’ll strive to bring more quality content to Encefalus, even if due to time restraints, I can’t write more than two or three articles per week. [...]

Go grab it at http://neuroscientificallychallenged.blogspot.com/2008/09/encephalon-celebrates-its-emerald.html

There is a blog in Psychology Today called Freedom to Learn. Its author is Peter Gray. His resume is: "a research professor of psychology at Boston College, is a specialist in developmental and evolutionary psychology and author of an introductory psychology textbook, Psychology, now in its 5th edition."
This blog has some very interesting articles. It’s [...]