Mental Function and the Mind News

This file includes links to papers published by Eubios Ethics Institute, and some other organizations, in the first section. Next it includes topical extracts from EJAIB and EEIN between January 1994 - 2006 (older news items are in separate files). Last date of updating is referenced in the main News page. Latest news and papers is at the bottom of each of the two sections.

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 Macer, DRJ. (2003) "Concept. Is the number of ideas finite?", T+D (Training and Development) (May 2003), 31.
Macer, DRJ. The next challenge is to map the human mind. Nature 420, 121, 2002.

203-6 Finite or Infinite Mind?: A Proposal for an Integrative Mental Mapping Project - Darryl Macer ,EJAIB 12 (2002), 207-10.

EJAIB 13 (2003), 38 The Behaviourome / Mental Map Project: Second Stage - Darryl Macer

EJAIB 13 (2003), 39-41 Multiple Facets of the Fantasies of the Asian Mind - Jayapaul Azariah

EJAIB 13 (2003), 41-42 Human mental mapping - A preliminary attempt - K. K Verma

EJAIB 13 (2003), 43-44 Integrative Human Idea Mapping should include Food, Agriculture and the Environment - Dipankar Saha, H.S. Sen, A. Saha

EJAIB 13 (2003), 44-48 Choose Between Cooperation and Annihilation: A Mental Mapping Project Towards Generously Directed Altruism - Irina Pollard

EJAIB 13 (2003), 48-49 Is The Number of Our Possible Thoughts Finite or Infinite? - Frank J. Leavitt

EJAIB 13 (2003), 91-93 Human Idea Map: Follow-up of the Human Genome Map? - Margaret Sleeboom

EJAIB 13 (2003), 93-97 Integrative Mental Mapping Project Under the 'EDM' Processing: The Thesis - Konstantin S. Khroutski
EJAIB 13 (2003), 135-136 Bioethics and Human Mental Mapping: Are Ideas Finite or Infinite - Irina Pollard
EJAIB 13 (2003), 136-137 Human mental working and "Yoga" - K.K. Verma
EJAIB 14 (2004), 10-12 Many Facets of Our Minds - Compiled by Jayapaul Azariah
EJAIB 14 (2004), 12-13 Social Darwinism - a misinterpretation of a scientific theory (A reaction to Ferreira and Novion) - K. K. Verma
EJAIB 14 (2004), 22-28 Integral and Differential Mapping of Human Ideas: Structural and Functional Aspects of Altruism and Agroecology in Human Decision Theory - Dipankar Saha, H.S. Sen, and A. Saha
EJAIB 14 (2004), 28-34 Meditation and Brain Function: A Review - Irina Pollard
Macer, DRJ. (2003) The Behaviourome / Mental Map Project: Second Stage, Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics 13 (2003), 38-9.
Macer, D. (2003) The behaviorome mental map project , The Scientist 17 (21 April), 19.
Dipankar Saha and Darryl Macer, Bioethics in Property Rights and Biosafety of Biotech- governance: Role of Behaviourome Mapping EJAIB 15 (May 2005), 76-83.
Arthur Saniotis, Human Behaviourome as Cross Cultural Tool with Reference to Conflict Resolution, EJAIB 16 (Nov. 2006), 168-71.
Buzan iMindmap homepage
One gene determines bees social status, Science 296 (2002), 636; NatGen 30 (2002), 4-5. Altruism is discussed in Current Biology 12 (2002), R270-2. A discussion of feral human children is NS (9 Feb. 2002), 46. A philosophical paper is Regan, DH. "The value of rational nature", Ethics 112 (2002), 267-91. Measurement of consciousness is discussed in NS (6 April, 2002), 30-3.

A speech gene, FOXP2, has been tied to emergence of modern humans. Science 297 (2002), 110.

Studies of language and the mind are discussed in SA (August 2002), 14. Diseases can also be caused by the mind, NS (26 Oct., 2002), 40-3. On philosophy of mind see the proposal for mental mapping by Macer, EJAIB 12 (2002), 203-6; NS (14 Sept., 2002), 46-9; Nature Neuroscience 5 (2002), 829-30; Lancet 360 (2002), 1432. Brain scans may allow us to understand physically parts of the brain, NS (21 Sept., 2002), 38-41; (23 Nov. 2002), 38-41. Brain structures that contribute to mind time are described in SA (Sept. 2002), 48-55. Emotion, cognition and behaviour are discussed in Science 297 (2002), 1191-4. On perceptual learning, Nature Neuroscience 5 (2002), 923-4. The brain revolution and ethics are discussed in The Scientist (28 Oct. 2002), 12, 14.

On human ancestors, SA (Jan. 2003), 42-51. Dietary change was a driving force in human evolution, SA (Oct. 2002), 74-83. There are neurons in monkey prefrontal cortex that track past or predict future performance, Science 290 (2003), 1786-9.

The shaping of neurons is discussed in Science 299 (2003), 32-4. Minor variation in neurotrophic growth factor impairs human memory, Science 299 (2003), 639-40. Deciphering the mind is discussed in Science 299 (2003), 496-9. Genetic variation and pain response is reported in Science 299 (2003), 1240-3.  Pheromonal mechanisms in mice are described in Science 299 (2003), 1196-201.  Mice lacking a neurotransmitter have difficulty to forget fearful experiences, Nature 421 (2003), 325-7.

Cannabalism and prion disease may have been common in ancient humans, Science 300 (2003), 227-8; Nature 423 (2003), 127-8. The great apes are becoming very close to extinction in the wild, NS (12 April 2003), 11. On evolution in great apes and humans, NS (19 April 2003), 15.  Evolution of self-organization is discussed in Nature 421 (2003), 799-800, 910. A paper on social order is Fehr, E. & Rockenbach, B. "Detrimental effects of sanctions on human altruism", Nature 422 (2003), 137-40. Study of fear after terror and the amygdala is discussed in Science 300 (2003), 568-9. On human cooperation, Nature 421 (2003), 20-1, 125-6, 911-2; Science 300 (2003), 585-6; NS (22 Feb. 2003), 52. Diversity in behaviour and gender is discussed in Nature 422 (2003), 368-9. The age of cave paintings in Chauvet cave are debated in NS (19 April 2003), 8.

A review of the FOXP2 gene and language ability story is in Wellcome News Q1 (2003), 14-5. On somatosensory basis of speech, Nature 423 (2003), 866-9. A book review of Original Intelligence about chimpanzees is Science 300 (2003), 2034-5. The family tree of great apes has chimpanzees and human closest, NS (24 May 2003), 15. A book review of The Face in the Mirror: The Search for the OrigiNS of Consciousness is in Nature 424 (2003), 15-6. A discussion of how one mind can read another is in Science 300 (2003), 1079-80; Nature 423 (2003), 227. How a single neuron can learn associatioNS is discussed in Science 300 (2003), 1578-81. On the cortex and mind, Nature 423 (2003), 383-4; and emotions, NS (21 June 2003), 56. The oldest American idol has been found as a 4000 year old etching on a gourd, Science 300 (2003), 733. The idea of wiring soldier's braiNS to become remote control agents is discussed in Nature 423 (2003), 796-8. Ethics of neuroengineering should be discussed, Nature 423 (2003), 787. Robot mimicry is discussed in NS (31 May 2003), 17. Anger and fear through facial communication is reported in Science 300 (2003), 1536. Facial expressioNS are linked to monkey calls, Nature 423 (2003), 937.

Anatomical maps of the brain are discussed in Nature 424 (2003), 249-50; Science 301 (2003), 170-1. On the science of neuroeconomics, Nature 424 (2003), 371-2. Naturalizing consciousness is discussed in PNAS 100 (2003), 5520-4. Computers may teach us about consciousness, NS (19 July 2003), 40-3. The future of cyborgs is discussed in Nature 424 (2003), 615. Possibility to read minds is developing, NS (26 July 2003), 14-5.

A review is Fehr, E. & Fischbacher, U., "The nature of human altruism", Nature 425 (2003), 785-91. Consciousness is discussed in NEJM 349 (2003), 1196-7. The neural basis of economic decision making is analyzed in Science 300 (2003), 1673-5, 1755-8; 300 (2003), 1662-3. On the pain of social loss, Science 302 (2003), 237-9, 290-2. Fear is reviewed in NS (6 Sept. 2003), 30-5. Monkeys reject unequal pay, Nature 425 (2003), 297-9; NS (20 Sept. 2003), 19. Cooperation is discussed in Science 302 (2003), 634-6. Gene expression profiles in honey bees can predict behaviour, Science 302 (2003), 296-9. Mice are being used in a brain protein project, Nature 425 (2003), 110. On neurophilosophy, Science 301 (2003), 1328-9. Split personalities are discussed in NS (16 Aug. 2003), 36-9. On recording human memories, Nature 425 (2003), 571-2. Genetic contributions to brain arousal are reviewed in PNAS 100 (2003), 11019-22. On face and objects in macaque cerebral cortex, Nature Neuroscience 6 (2003), 989-95.

Developments in computer speech are reviewed in Science 301 (2003), 1494-5. Language during sleep is discussed in Nature 425 (2003), 614-6. On spam and computer intelligence, SA (Nov. 2003), 22-3. The domestication of social cognition in dogs is reported in Science 298 (2002), 1634-6. Evolution of language is discussed in Science 298 (2002), 1565-6, 1569-79; Nature 425 (2003), 340-2. The effects of meditation on the mind are surveyed in Science 302 (2003), 44-7.

Drugs and ways to help people forget are discussed in Science 304 (2004), 34-6. Neural pathways that suppress unwanted memories are described in Science 303 (2004), 232-5. The evolution of cooperation is discussed in Nature 428 (2004), 611-2; Science 303 (2004), 1128-30. In general on neuroscience research, NS (1 Nov. 2003), 52-5. The difference between madness and badness is discussed in NS (13 Dec. 2003), 36-9; (20 March 2004), 38-41. A study of how people may see the world in different ways is Science 303 (2004), 1617-8, 1634-40. Intention is discussed in Science 303 (2004), 1144-6, 1208-11. Book reviews on consciousness include Nature 426 (2003), 604; 427 (2004), 783; 428 (2004), 603-4, 606; SA (March 2004), 74-5. Development of the human frontal cortex is related to mutatioNS in GPR56, a G protein-coupled receptor, Science 303 (2004), 2033-6. Object-specific responses in the cortex are described in Science 304 (2003), 115-7. Learning is discussed in Nature 428 (2004), 378. A 3-D atlas of the brain is expected later in 2004, NS (10 Jan. 2004), 32-3.

A small number of genes creates complex thoughts, Nature 427 (2004), 681. Human variation in gene expression and brain has been surveyed, Nature 428 (2004), 757; and as discussed in the Animal Rights News section, comparisoNS with chimpanzee genome are also being made. On artificial intelligence, Nature 427 (2004), 680.

Discussion of why people often socialize with people of the same sex is in NS (24 Jan. 2004), 35-7. Studies of why male gorillas have good relatioNS may be because they are often related to each other, Nature 428 (2004), 383. Also on animal socialization, NS (20 Dec. 2003), 56-9. Studies of marmosets has found they use their whole brain when thinking about sex including regioNS associated with decision-making, like humans, Science 303 (2004), 952. A book review of Why We Love is Nature 427 (2004), 396-7. Also on love, NS (22 Nov. 2003), 18.

A book review on the reasoNS why cooperation may have evolved is Science 304 (2004), 964-5; Nature 428 (2004), 611-2. Empathy is discussed in NS (24 April 2004), 15. Neanderthals may have had less imagination, NS (1 May 2004), 16; however they had rapid growth, Nature 428 (2004), 936-9. On evolution of family conflict, Nature 429 (2004), 23-5. Cognitive inflexibility after prefrontal serotonin depletion is reported in Science 304 (2004),878-80. The anterior cingulated cortex is involved in remote contextual fear in memory, Science 304 (7 May 2004). The reward value and motivation ideas are studied in the cortex in Science 304 (2004), 307-10. Studies of frontal cortex in primates and carnivores are made in PNAS 101 (2004), 3962-6.
Consciousness is discussed in Nature 428 (2004), 603-4; JAMA 291 (2004), 1388-90. On memory, Science 304 (2004), 829-30, 839-43. Happiness is discussed in Lancet 363 (2004), 1243. Mind control is discussed in NS (24 April, 2004), 46-8. A discussion of Freud and the human mind is SA (May 2004), 56-63. On the arthropod brain and evolution, PNAS 101 (2004), 3723-4. A book review of Why We Love is SA (April 2004), 74-5. Brain scaNS are discussed in NS (22 Nov. 2003), 3. ScaNS may clear gloom from patients, SA (April 2004), 14-5.
Human evolution is discussed in Nature 429 (2004), 17-8. Early Mayan civilization 300BC was very advanced as seen in a corn god altar, Science 304 (2004), 955.

Neuroscience and human knowledge is discussed in Nature 429 (2004), 505-6. Book reviews of Mind Time are Nature 429 (2004), 243-4; NS (22 May 2004), 48. On electric currents in bodies, NS (15 May 2004), 38-41. A discussion of the power of love is Time (19 Jan. 2004), 29-45; Science 302 (2003), 1320. The evolution of the social brain is discussed in Science 302 (2003), 1160-1. On brain modeling, Science 302 (2003), 1133; NatMed. 10 (2004), 449. The orbitofrontal cortex is involved in experience of regret,  Science 304 (2004), 1167-70; also, Science 302 (2003), 1181-6 Use of microarrays to study neurobiology of disease is discussed in Nature Neuroscience 7 (2004), 425, 434-9. Consciousness is discussed in Science 304 (2004), 52-3, 519-20, 1248-9, 1450. On the history of neuroscience, Science 303 (2004), 43-4. A book review on PET scans, Picturing Personhood, is Science 304 (2004), 1451-2. Prions may have a role in long-term memory, Science 303 (2004), 28.

The evolution of humans in Asia is discussed in NS (22 May 2004), 36-9. Indo-European languages are dated at about 8700 years ago, Science 302 (2003), 1490. Also on languages, Science 303 (2004), 318-20; 304 (2004), 438-41, 1243. Gender differences are discussed in Science 302 (2003), 1506-7; NS (8 May 2004), 14.

A paper on new neuroscience technologies is Farah, MJ. & Wolpe, PR., "Monitoring and manipulating brain function", HCR 34 (May 2004), 35-45. The privacy of minds is discussed in NS (31 July 2004), 38-41. Neuromarketers can manipulate consumer desires, NS (31 July 2004), 36-7. On the pros and cons of intelligence are discussed in NS (17 July 2004), 34-7. A book review of The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans is Nature 431 (2004), 127-8. The concept of biological abnormality of impaired reading is constrained by culture, Nature 431 (2004), 71-6.

Animal minds and the features of different species that human associate them with are discussed in NS (12 June 2004), 41-53. The question of whether birds are psychic is discussed in NS (26 June 2004), 48-9. The social rank in binyon jays is found to be determined by reason, Nature 430 (2004), 732-3. Birds have been found able to judge relationships between members of the same species, Nature 430 (2004), 414. The way that the mind pictures places is discussed in Science 305 (2004), 1245-6. The way second language words are learnt is discussed in Nature Neuroscience 7 (2004), 703-4. Fast mapping of words in a dog who has a vocabulary of 200 words is reported in Science 304 (2004), 1605-6, 1682-33; NS (19 June 2004), 16. Cognitive imitation in rhesus macaques is discussed in Science 305 (2004), 407-10; and on intent, Science 305 (2004), 162. An Amazon tribe, Piraha, has been found not to think of more than the number 3, Science 305 (2004), 1093. The use of gestures in communication is discussed in Nature 429 (2004), 606-7. On body ownership in the brain, Science 305 (2004), 782-3.

On revenge and altruistic punishment, Science 305 (2004), 1246-7, 1254-8. The role of the u-opioid receptor in mice love (actually in regret at the disappearance of their mother) is revealed in Science 304 (2004), 1888-9, 1983-6. On attachment, Nature 429 (2004), 705. A mind-altering drug may be part of shamistic rituals, NS (26 June 2004), 42-3. Mind-reading is discussed in NS (31 July 2004), 3. Consciousness is discussed in Nature Neuroscience 7 (2004), 565; Nature 429 (2004), 701-703; 430 (2004), 21, 148; NS (28 Aug. 2004), 13;  and beauty in Science 305 (2004), 779-80. Music studies raise people's IQ, NS (28 July 2004), 18. A book review of Soul Made Flesh is in Nature Neuroscience 7 (2004), 685. Searching for ET life and SETI calculations for contact with aliens are discussed in NS (24 July 2004), 24. Polygraphs may not be reliable, NS (14 Aug 2004), 17. Memory can be improved, Wang, H. et al. "Over-expression of type-1 adenlyl cyclase in mouse forebrain enhances recognition memory and LTP", Nature Neuroscience 7 (2004), 635-42. Inside the brain there is a sensory signal to distinguish true from false memories, Nature Neuroscience 7 (2004), 664-72. Tags can be useful for the forgetful, NS (14 Aug. 2004), 19.

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