This hypothesis and theory article from the open access journal Frontiers in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology is very in-depth and thought provoking. The main sticking point for me, however, is the first of the three primary premises Earl sets forth: (1) contrary to one’s intuitive understanding, consciousness does not have an active, executive role in … Read more
Halfway through the year, almost, and there have already been some seriously good books published that will appear on a lot of top-ten lists in December. Some of those books are below, but there also a lot of books below no one will have heard of about side of their respective fields, books from academic … Read more
In this paper that appeared in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience toward the end of 2013, researchers found that there is a significant correlation between plasma omega-3 fatty acids and the maintenance of executive function in aging adults (mean age = 86). Each 100 μg/ml increase in plasma O3PUFA associated with 4 s less change in … Read more