Neuroanthropology: Mindfulness and Stress
By: Mark Flanagan Your eyes dart up to the office clock, the minute hand creeks to 3:19. Great. Only an hour and 41 minutes to kill, then you trade staccato horn yelps with the rest of the city as you...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Steve Silberman, Oliver Sacks on Vision, His ...
Steve Silberman, Oliver Sacks on Vision, His Next Book, and Surviving Cancer Steve gets an interview with the elusive Oliver Sacks, who was using the term “neuroanthropology” way before we did John...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Neuroanthropology on Facebook – A Round-Up of the Good Stuff
Earlier in this year, Greg and I started micro-blogging and posting links on our Neuroanthropology Facebook site. We’re over 1,000 likes there, so thanks to everyone who has taken part in building our...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Four Future Conferences – One with Fellowships
Conferences 1) The Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) and European Association of Social Anthropologists’ (EASA) Medical Anthropology Network are excited to announce a joint international...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: 2013 Training Programs related to Neuroanthropology
Cultural Neuroscience and Cultural Psychiatry Summer Institute in Cultural Neuroscience (SICN) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Deadline: March 15, 2013 SICN is an annual two-week program...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Neuroanthropology at Greg Downey’s Scoop.it!
Greg has created a Neuroanthropology Scoop.it. Greg’s covering a lot of the areas we like on neuroanthropology – the latest from neuroscience, digital initiatives, popular anthropology, psychiatry,...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Neurofeminism and Anne Jaap Jacobson
A fantastic interview with Anne Jaap Jacobson was brought to my attention by Jane Henrici. This engaging, cross-disciplinary interview covers topics in neuroscience, experimental philosophy, feminist...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Anthropology of Consciousness – New Editors, New Direction
Editor’s Note: I’m excited to have this guest post from Rebecca Lester and Peter Benson, the new editors of Anthropology of Consciousness. The direction they are taking the journal aligns well with...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: This Is Anthropology
Editor’s Note: I’m proud to feature this post announcing the new This Is Anthropology initiative, started initially at the University of South Florida and now an American Anthropological Association...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: 2013 ICNC Conference on Cultural Neuroscience and Health
The International Cultural Neuroscience Consortium has put out a call for papers for their May 2013 conference. This year’s topic is “Cultural Neuroscience and Health: Closing the Gap in Population...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Vision and Culture: A Neuroanthropological Approach
By Farah Britto What do you see when you watch TV? A movie? Do you perceive staring into a screen that when not lit up is simply a dark, flat abyss? Or, when deeply absorbed in a film you are...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Facts or Fictions about the Teenage Brain: Is it all...
By Karen Castagna Teenagers are known to act in famously reckless ways. They put the pedal to the metal and floor the gas, experiment with drugs and play with guns. Some, like these teenagers in...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Connecting Mind and Body through Yoga and Embodied Cognition
By Tess StandfastYogic postures So, what is with all this talk about the “mind-body connection”? It pops up in arenas all over the internet, within communities such as alternative medicine, among...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Carefully Crafting Consumption: Understanding the Craft...
By Russell Edwards Drinking alcohol seems to be one of the few things humans everywhere do. Beer in particular has long been a part of human history. Many people enjoy raising a pint with friends. But...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Learning Determines Choice OR What I Did During My Spring...
By Sarah Fishleder The way we learn can determine not only our brains, but also the kinds of choices we make, from big to small. You call THAT an elephant? Eight graduate students sat down to play a...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Adult learning across cultures
By Ariane Tulloch Who is educated, rich, and used to make sweeping generalizations about human behavior? Any guesses? The college aged students who make up the bulk of psychology study participants....
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Developing a Neuroanthropology of Social Space:...
By Trevor DukeYbor City A few days ago I was walking around Ybor City, a place near downtown Tampa known for its eclectic feel and mix of restaurants, alternative shops, and party spots. While Ybor is...
View ArticleNeuroanthropology: Sensory Anthropology Meets Neuroanthropology
By Alexis Winter “Rub them only when the movie flashes the respective number.” A scratch-and-sniff card from the German theatrical release of John Waters’ 1981 film Polyester. Source: Wikimedia. Greg...
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