Karen A. Frenkel

The researcher describes attitudes towards well-being and aging here and in Japan, as well as two radically different types of well-being, cognitive therapies pioneered in Japan.

Cambridge University neuroscientist Simon Baron-Cohen explores why are some people cruel and others have empathy.

The Sarah Lawrence Professor discusses chess in the real and virtual worlds in his new book, Counterplay,

Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute.

The philosopher of mind discuses whether consciousness is a primary phenomenon not dependent on the brain of whether it can be reduced to anything else, calls for a new way to think and conduct the science of the mind, and advocates for teaching mindfulness in schools, and many other topics. He is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

This new show about our grey matter features interactive and artistic installations that help us reflect on how we make sense of the world that surrounds us.

University of Pennsylvania neuroscientist Martha J. Farah discusses the pros and cons of neuroenhancers, the future of neuroscience research, and other topics covered in her new book.

At the 4th interdisciplinary conference on brain, mind, and culture Elyn Saks, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry spoke about living with schizophrenia and her treatment, which combined medication and psychodynamic therapy. Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine commented briefly about her experience with bipolar disorder. Robert Lemelson discussed an Indonesian he portrayed in one of his films who has schizoid behaviors.

The final panel of Neuroscience Bootcamp 2010, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Neuroscience and Society and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.

This is the link to Daniel Lende's blog, Neuroanthropology, where he noted my first two blogs.