Wonder what it means that I regularly pare my "friend" list. Of course, I also drink martinis from time to time, so there may be a confound....
m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 12:24 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Cc: Mike Palij > Subject: Re: [tips] University College of London Facebook study > > The story was all over the place a couple of days ago and I thought > about posting to TiPS about it but it struck me as being just another > rank piece of pop cog neuroscience. > > For one presentation of the research, see: > http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/20/141560380/dont-count-on- > facebook-boosting-your-brainpower-just-yet > > If one takes one interpretation of the results to a logical/absurd > extreme, > one might be led to the following statement which is a paraphrase of > what > Samuel L. Jackson said in "Pulp Fiction": > > "Check out the big brain on Mark Zuckerberg!" > > The original research article can be accessed here: > http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/10/12/rspb.20 > 11.1959 > > Note the title: "Online social network size is reflected in human > brain structure". > > -Mike Palij > New York University > m...@nyu.edu > > > On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:06:58 -0700, michael sylvester wrote: > > A TV station in my area has segment on research findings > periodically..I > >assume that Googling would help.Apparently it was a positive > correlation-more > >friends on Facebook,more gray matter. and enhanced memory. > > ----- Original Message ----- > On Friday, October 21, 2011 11:16 AM, Michael Britt wrote: > > Hmm...sounds interesting. Got a link? I'm always interested in > what the > >"Britts" are doing.... > > On Oct 21, 2011, at 11:07 AM, michael sylvester wrote: > The Brits are reporting that they have found a correlation between > the > amount of friends that one has on facebook and the amount of gray > matter in the > brain. > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: marc.car...@bakeru.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c90e > 1&n=T&l=tips&o=13574 > or send a blank email to leave-13574- > 13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=13577 or send a blank email to leave-13577-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
