SILLY SEASON ⏱08:46
how mirror neurons and physics can explain everything about the human brain, the correct way to eat chocolate biscuits & the error bar takes a break
episode #14, 16th July 2021 
#mirrorneuron #physics #biscuit #summer image source
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our main brain stories this episode...
MIRRORCLE NEURONS
a relatively sensible-sounding meta-review of the effects of action observation on neurological rehabilitation is blown wildly out of proportion by the media. it's a mirrorcle [read more...]
this story was in episode #14. original article: Ryan et al., 2021 (Archives Of Rehabilitation Research And Clinical Translation), reported in: Irish News by Fiona MacRae on 8th July 2021 image source #mirrorneuron #stroke #rehab #metaanalysis
rating: Irish News:
PHYSICS EXPLAINS THE MIND
the daily express has lined up a series of male physicists to explain the mysteries of the human mind & brain. no psychologists or neuroscientists were available for comment [read more...]
this story was in episode #14. reported in: The Daily Express by Sebastian Kettley on 9th July 2021 & The Daily Express by Sean Martin on 4th July 2021 #physics #mind #mystery #macho #ignorance
ratings: The Daily Express: The Daily Express:
EAT BISCUITS CHOCOLATE DOWN
the newspapers are all lining up to give free advertising space to a major biscuit manufacturer after an unidentified report released on world biscuit day revealed it's better to have the chocolate facing down [read more...]
this story was in episode #14. reported in: The Sun by Julia Atherley on 15th July 2021 & The Mirror by Paige Holland on 9th July 2021 & Irish Mirror by Michelle Cullen on 9th July 2021 & The Daily Mail by Shivali Best on 8th July 2021 #chocolate #eating #biscuit #promotion #irony
ratings: The Sun: The Mirror: Irish Mirror: The Daily Mail:
HOBSON, LEWONTIN, LAKATOS (rest in peace)
neuroscience has lost three scholars: allan hobson, richard lewontin and peter lakatos [read more...]
this story was in episode #14. original articles: Dietrich, 2021 (Nature), Obleser, 2021 (Nature Neuroscience), reported in: internet source by World Sleep Society on 12th July 2021 #AllanHobson #RichardLewontin #PeterLakatos
THE ERROR BAR TAKES A BREAK
after 14 episodes, a busy year, and a very busy week, the error bar hangs up his nit-picking tweezers for a few weeks while the british summer passes without note [read more...]
this story was in episode #14. original article: Holmes