Cognitive maps discovery: Far-reaching implications for contemporary neuroscience

Cognitive maps discovery--far-reaching implications for contemporary neuroscience.

Cognitive Neuroscience: implications for education?

Research into the functioning of the human brain, particularly during the past decade, has greatly enhanced our understanding of cognitive behaviours which are fundamental to education: learning, memory, intelligence, emotion. Here, we argue the case that research findings from cognitive neuroscience hold implications for educational practice. In doing so we advance a bio-psycho-social position...

Molecular epidemiology of β-thalassemia in Pakistan: Far reaching implications

β-thalassaemia, an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy, is one of the commonest genetically transmitted disorders throughout the world. Collective measures including carrier identification, genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis are required for preventing β-thalassemia. To achieve this objective, Identification of the spectrum of genetic mutations, especially for various ethnic backgrounds...

Serotonin neurotoxicity: implications for cognitive neuroscience and neurology.

In a study reported in this issue of Neurology, Bolla et a1.l found that abstinent users of the recreational drug “Ecstasy” (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) have memory impairment. Moreover, the memory impairment correlated with the degree of drug exposure, and most importantly, with a reduction in brain serotonin, as indexed by CSF 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid. The implications of this finding fo...

Cognitive Neuroscience and Causal Inference: Implications for Psychiatry

In this paper, we investigate to what extent it is justified to draw conclusions about causal relations between brain states and mental states from cognitive neuroscience studies. We first explain the views of two prominent proponents of the interventionist account of causation: Woodward and Baumgartner. We then discuss the implications of their views in the context of traditional cognitive neu...