Same sex praise matters to kids who bully peers

By Crobar in Neurognosis

We all know about bullying in schools. Some of us bullied, some were bullied and others found themselves on the sidelines possibly cheering, jeering or separating ourselves from the actions. Regardless of our affiliation to the acts of bullying, most ...

Dating with Plasma and Fossil Hominids

By Crobar in Neurognosis

Not too long ago my blog had an exchange regarding evolution and creationism and much of the discourse turned to the validity of radiometric dating techniques. The primary focus was upon one technique which utilizes the unstable isotope carbon-14 or ...

Drinking bender before the big exam? No problem...

By Crobar in Neurognosis

There have been plenty of studies which found a link between binge drinking and reduced cognitive performance (Townshend & Duka, 2006) especially in tasks such as attention and episodic memory (Hartley, Elsabagh & File, 2004). Therefore, from this we could ...