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A three part series on the function of sleep, considering three different types of models. I'm currently working on a thesis, and this is a snippet from that work.One of the oldest proposals regarding the functional purpose of sleep is the role sleep plays in organizing behavior in a way to optimize energy expenditure; even a minor saving in energy expenditure could be preserved evolutionarily.

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Firstly, I apologize for the lack of posting, for anyone that may be reading. I would like to hear from anyone reading, if at all possible; it's hard to have the will to keep up a blog if the only comments I get are link-spamming bots.In any case, I'm going to talk (vaguely) about politics here. Specifically, I'm going to note where political discourse could be informed by philosophical

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Genzel L, Ali E, Dresler M, Steiger A, & Tesfaye M (2010). Sleep-dependent memory consolidation of a new task is inhibited in psychiatric patients. Journal of psychiatric research PMID: 20869069Just a little update, since I've been slacking lately.The authors looked at schizophrenic and depressive Ethiopian patients given a sequential finger tapping task (a motor task used often in sleep research

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I think I'm sticking with sleep for now. I enjoy it, and I'm familiar with the literature a little better than other sub-fields. I may even try to volunteer in a sleep/circ lab the following semesters(!). In any case, I won't pretend to be an expert either... Definitely not, and I really don't want to step on anyone's toes. But sleep is FUN for me, so that's what I'm doing. For now. Unless I find

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So I've talked a little bit about sleep and memory formation prior, and it's actually a fun topic for me. So I'm running with it.Now, there's a lot more in the field of normal memory, and I'll get to that eventually, but there's always a fun side-field to memory research - FALSE memories. In other words, you just KNOW it happened... except it didn't. You made it up. Except you didn't really make

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Say it ain't so!Dr. Free-Ride notes the diminished moral capacity of students applying for medical residencies.Days later, Allison pulls out a study showing worsened moral reasoning of sleep deprived military officers.Coincidence? I think not!

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I suppose the title may be a white lie - I actually want to talk about Thomas Kuhn's approach first, and then I can get on to his account of normal science. See, prior to The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (hereafter referred to as Structure), Logical Empiricism held sway for most discussions of the philosophy of science. They're a very interesting bunch, and in fact I'll no doubt cover them

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So I'm (not so) secretly a big fan of philosophy of science - I think many neurogeeks are - and I'm currently trudging through Kuhn's Structure. There should be a post soon about it; it's not that long, but I'm trying to go through it carefully.

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In PLoS Biology, Cirelli and Tononi visit the same argument in an essay that's worded much better than my own. Read it here.

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So the vos Savant post got me thinking... I'm kind of comfortable talking about sleep (or at least, comfortable enough to get in trouble, I'm sure), and would love to make a few more posts on it. And, hey, why the hell not? I'm sure some of my friends would like to see what I read, and why not start making occasional research posts out of it? Who knows; if even one or two readers get something

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As I lazily looked through my Sunday newspaper (complete with Parade insert), I took the liberty of completing the Numbrix puzzle. In the less than five minutes it took to finish the puzzle, I look just above it to read the Ask Marilyn column. I generally disregard advice and question columns, but I'm aware of Marilyn vos Savant's reputation as a "smart person"(tm) and see the question "Do all

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Or, why Bourbon Barrel Ale leads to bad exam-studying and useless philosophizing.So this model has arisen in two classes of mine, but I've felt uncomfortable considering memory in such terms. One of the professors really seemed to push it, however I wasn't about to interrupt his lecture with my concerns; furthermore, they weren't as well formulated at the time.I think this model deserves an

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While a few studies have taken driving simulation studies to assess participants with adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and have found them rather impaired to say the least, this one in particular compares the measures to those of controls given drink in which to imbibe. And then gives the ADHD participants drink as well. And all were merry in their driving exploits, with rosy

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print "Hello world!"/nOr not. Here goes nothing.A general outline or mission would be something akin to the following:TO HEREBY collect, assess, and sometime muse and rant on science news found throughout the internet.First issue under consideration is ratification of the mission statement, approved anonymously by myself. Isn't a self-majority wonderful?First story after the break.

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