Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
TechReview has an article on teaching computers to have meaningful conversations. Presumably, teaching humans is going to be the next step.
Neurons avoid talking to themselves by using 19,000 forms of one gene, reports Ars Technia.
The Boston News discusses how digital technology gives us an almost permanent and sometimes uncomfortably long surrogate memory.
Neurophilosophy covers a case where a stroke causes a woman to feel sounds.
Happiness is a Warm Electrode. Popular Science magazine discusses deep brain stimulation treatment for severe depression.
PsychCentral picks up on what looks like a great event in NYC: Comedians for suicide prevention.
Law professor Elyn Sacks’ new book on her experience of psychosis is reviewed on PsyBlog.
Treatment Online features a fMRI technique that may help the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Is it rational to do no harm? The Phineas Gage Fan Club investigates.
Ouroboros reports back from a Cambridge conference on effective therapies for postponing and treating the problems of human ageing.
What influences false recall? Developing Intelligence looks at a recent study which picks apart the processes.