http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain Through the analysis of simple examples, Dave Deriso uses the tools of computational neuroscience and psychology to examine the fascinating distinction between sensation and perception. http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/the_brain_part_1 The brain is an enormously complicated system of interconnected cells. To give a... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:10:37 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/the_brain_part_1 2012-03-15T22:10:37Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/the_brain Extremely important to science, yet too often overlooked, is the element of simp... Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:37:14 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/the_brain 2011-11-19T00:37:14Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/craniopagus_the_ethics_of_advancing The interesting clinical condition of craniopagus affords a though-provoking deb... Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:02:17 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/craniopagus_the_ethics_of_advancing 2011-10-28T16:02:17Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/piece_of_mind When I share a thought with you, I encode the contents of the idea into a transm... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:49:39 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/piece_of_mind 2011-10-17T04:49:39Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/alternate_realities Although our visual system can paint a vibrant portrait of the world, its palett... Sun, 22 May 2011 19:49:47 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/alternate_realities 2011-05-22T19:49:47Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/metaphor In our last discussion, we dissected the idea of "truth" using philosophy and ne... Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:59:34 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/metaphor 2011-03-13T21:59:34Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/what_is_truth If you were asked to define the word 'truth,' what would you say? As we saw in t... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:05:48 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/what_is_truth 2011-02-14T22:05:48Z http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/this_is_your_brain_on An artist was given 100ug of LSD and a box of crayons during an experiment run b... Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:03:13 GMT http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/the-artful-brain/this_is_your_brain_on 2011-01-27T16:03:13Z