Chuck Sherrington

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(a.k.a. jonsca here)

Sir Charles Scott Sherrington is one of my science heros, so I'm featuring him on my cogsci profile. He is often credited with coining the word "synapse."

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Mar 20	comment	Why do humans like being touched? This briefly touches on the "how", but not really the "why". Could you elaborate on it a bit?
Mar 19	reviewed	Leave Open Why do humans like being touched?
Mar 18	comment	EEG correlates of handedness I haven't read that, but they're likely going to just be correlations that may have little to do with the actual "handedness" difference. Look into hearing, as a small percentage of left-handed people have their dominant cortices for speech and language shifted to the other side. This is not a reliable indicator, though, as even most left handed people have the same placement of Broca's area, etc.
Mar 18	reviewed	Leave Open Is there a name for the tendency to use proper nouns often in conversation?
Mar 17	reviewed	No Action Needed What was the experiment where a person is given something and then has to share it with another person
Mar 17	reviewed	No Action Needed Term for incentives working without conscious awareness
Mar 16	comment	Are “diagnostic” senses/feelings for brain study possible? It's related, but not exactly what you are seeking: check out Kevin Warwick who has used himself as a test subject in the "new senses" research you are speaking about.
Mar 16	comment	Is there a name for the tendency to use proper nouns often in conversation? @what I was just teasing by putting a country name in my statement to add weight :) It did need some clarification, and thanks for providing it.
Mar 16	comment	Is there a name for the tendency to use proper nouns often in conversation? This is going to need a lot more clarification, Canada.
Mar 15	reviewed	No Action Needed Most common cognitive biases?
Mar 15	reviewed	No Action Needed Which branch of psychology deals with decision making under stress?
Mar 15	reviewed	Close At what point do multiple personas for social context cross into multiple personalities disorder?
Mar 15	reviewed	Leave Open Most common cognitive biases?
Mar 14	reviewed	Reviewed Why can a user seamlessly switch from one language input to another on the same keyboard?
Mar 13	comment	How to measure dominance and submissiveness? Thank you for bringing the proper initial research!
Mar 12	comment	Most common cognitive biases? A full reference and a link would be helpful to those looking for the book. I suspect you're talking about amazon.com/Incognito-Secret-Lives-Brain-ebook/dp/B004J4WK9W/… but I don't know.
Mar 11	reviewed	No Action Needed Most common cognitive biases?
Mar 11	reviewed	Close Analyzing control questions data for a survey
Mar 11	reviewed	Close Autism: Social Skills: Body Language and Facial Expressions
Mar 9	comment	Why we can't read in dreams? `my theory is kinda based in computers.` The brain is not a computer, at least not in the sense that you're considering.