The Visceral Mind

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The School of Psychology at Bangor University, Wales, UK is hosting a one-week summer school course in functional gross neuroanatomy for approximately 40 students this fall, from the 6th to the 10th of September, 2010.

Entitled “The Visceral Mind: A hands-on course in the neuroanatomy of cognition”, a key objective of our course is to provide the experience of anatomical examination of the human brain to students from institutions where this opportunity is not readily accessible. Therefore, the course is open to applicants world-wide from any institution, but priority will be given to those from outside the United States. Bursaries are available for course fees and travel assistance.

Click Here for full details of this exciting learning opportunity.

(Many thanks to Donna Pierz-Fennell for letting me know about the Visceral Mind summer school course).

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Carl Jung

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I recently added a Carl Jung page to the All About Psychology website. From here you can access detailed information and resources relating to the man who founded analytical psychology and is considered by many as one of the most influential and enigmatic thinkers of the 20th century.

This includes access to free full text Carl Jung publications that have been made available as part of an initiative designed to make important public domain works in psychology freely available. At the time of writing, "On The Psychology & Pathology of So-Called Occult Phenomena" and The Assocation Method have been added to the Free Carl Jung Publications section of the page. See following links for direct access to these publications.

Psychology of Occult Phenomena

Association Method

You can access the main Carl Jung page via the following link.

Carl Jung

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Group And Individual Performance

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This outstanding paper presents an analysis of studies done in the years 1920-1957 which contrast the quality of performance by individuals and by groups in diverse situations. Group and individual performance is considered in relation to judgment, learning, social facilitation, problem solving, memory and productivity.

This is a must read publication for anybody interested in social psychology, team work, group processes etc. Also psychology students looking for project ideas and or psychology experiments to replicate will find a goldmine of opportunites here.

You can access this article via the following link.

Group And Individual Performance

This publication forms part of an initiative designed to make important public domain works in psychology freely available. See following link for more details and to access the full collection.

Psychology Journal Articles

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Carl Rogers

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The latest addition to the psychology journal article collection provides a fascinating insight into the thinking of Carl Rogers, one of the most influential and eminent psychologists of the 20th Century.

Carl Rogers describes this particular paper as "a highly personal document, written primarily for myself, to clarify an issue which has become increasingly puzzling." An issue he describes as follows:

As I have acquired experience as a therapist, carrying on the exciting, rewarding experience of psychotherapy, and as I have worked as a scientific investigator to ferret out some of the truth about therapy, I have become increasingly conscious of the gap between these two roles. The better therapist I have become (as I believe I have), the more I have been vaguely aware of my complete subjectivity when I am at my best in this function, And as I have become a better investigator, more "hardheaded" and more scientific (as I believe I have) I have felt an increasing discomfort at the distance between the rigorous objectivity of myself as scientist and the almost mystical subjectivity of myself as therapist. This paper is the result.

See following link to read/and or download this classic psychology article for free.

Carl Rogers.

This publication forms part of an initiative designed to make important public domain works in psychology freely available.

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Psychology Journal Articles.

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Psychology Articles

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I've just added two new titles to the psychology articles page.

The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szasz

This classic publication elevated Thomas Szasz into a position of international renown and controversy.

See following link for more information and to download this classic psychology article for free.

The Myth of Mental Illness.

The Assessment of Graphology by E. A. Rundquist

This previously secret handwriting analysis document was produced for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before being approved for release into the public domain through the CIA historical review program.

See following link for full details and to download this article for free.

Handwriting Analysis.

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The Psychology of Loneliness

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Just finished reading a fascinating research article by John T. Cacioppo et al, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology which examines the placement and spread of loneliness through social networks.

Among the study's findings were that the spread of loneliness was found to be stronger than the spread of perceived social connections, stronger for friends than family members, and stronger for women than for men.

If you would like to read the in press version of the article in full, you can do so by Clicking Here

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John T. Cacioppo is a faculty member in the department of psychology at the University of Chicago. He is the Director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience and his field Specialties include:

Social Isolation & Connection

Affect, Attitudes, and Emotion

Neuroeconomics

You can visit John T. Cacioppo's publications page at the University of Chicago and read more of his articles by Clicking Here.

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The Human Mind

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Given the inextricable link between psychology and the human mind, I've just added a human mind page to the main website. From here you will be able to access a range of quality resources, including some outstanding videos.

You can visit the human mind page via the following link.

Human Mind

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Vox Populi (The Wisdom of Crowds) by Francis Galton (Free Full Text)

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The latest addition to the psychology journal articles collection was inspired by the exploits of the acclaimed psychological illusionist Derren Brown, who created a real stir last week when he "predicted" the outcome of Britain's National Lottery.

See following link for full details, including a video of the "lottery prediction" live.

Derren Brown

Derren Brown put forward the "Wisdom of Crowds" as a possible explantion of how he was able to achieve this apparently incredible feat; and in doing so, he drew explicitly on Vox Populi by Francis Galton.

You can read and download this classic article for free via the following link.

Vox Populi (The Wisdom of Crowds) by Francis Galton

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The Virtual Barber Shop

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You may have already come across the virtual barber shop online e.g. Youtube. If so, you'll know what to expect and already appreciate what an amazing listening experience it is.

If you haven't listened to the virtual barber shop before, your ears are in for a treat, but before you let Luigi loose on your hair, a word or two to explain what it's all about.

The virtual barber shop is an extremely clever audio clip produced by QSound Labs and represents an example of a binaural recording.

What's So Special About A Binaural Recording?

Well, according to Aaron over at the Binaural Airwaves Blog, "...it is the most perceptually realistic recording technique in the world for humans. By capturing sound the way we hear as humans, our brains can most easily understand the subtle complexity of the sound and make sense of it."

How To Listen to the virtual barber shop For Full Effect

1. It's essential you listen through headphones.

2. Turn the volume up.

3. Close your eyes while you listen.

4. Eliminate all other sound (kids, pets, TV etc).

You can listen to the virtual barber shop via the Youtube video below but for maximum effect I'd recommend downloading the audio file and listening to it through your iPod/MP3 player, which you can do via the following link.

Virtual Baber Shop MP3 Audio File Download

Virtual Baber Shop: YouTube Version



Want To Listen To More Binaural Recordings?

Click Here to visit the Binaural Airwaves Blog.

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