Tag Archives: functional magnetic resonance imaging

Performing with and without an audience

Posted on April 30, 2018 by VM

My feeling is that as far as creativity is concerned, isolation is required. … The presence of others can only inhibit this process, since creation is embarrassing. – Isaac Asimov (source) Be it far from me to fall for a … Continue reading →

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The neuroscience of how you enter your fantasy-realms

Posted on February 25, 2015 by VM

If you grew up reading Harry Potter (or Lord of the Rings, as the case may be), chances are you’d have liked to move to the world of Hogwarts (or Middle Earth), and spent time play-acting scenes in your head … Continue reading →

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Problems associated with studying the brain

Posted on October 17, 2012 by VM

Paul Broca announced in 1861 that the region of the brain now named after him was the “seat of speech”. Through a seminal study, researchers Nancy Kanwisher and Evelina Fedorenko from MIT announced on October 11, 2012, that Broca’s area … Continue reading →

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