The problem with all this type of research is that they (the authors) do not have any model to account for their findings. I mean, interesting observations, but…nothing more. Not to mention that it does contradict other studies (also within psychology; every day there’s a new descriptive study observing something else on two dozens observations and extrapolating to the whole population…).
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MRIs and sex drive. And the science of love
Since I was just mentioning nudity and inspiration, let’s go a step further and talk without inhibition about science and sex. This is very serious research. And it is one of the most read BMJ article of all times (if you want to be a scientist and desire popularity with the media as well, you might consider this field of research- well, you could also post personal nude photos on your website/weblog, though that might lead to somewhat of a negative attention…).
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Since our Romanian mass-media (well, the ‘education’ department from Gandul) are launching a great moral offensive against nudity (public or academic nudity, to be exact), here’s some interesting material on nudity and (great) inspiration.
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Now, is this love or is this LOVE? Romeo and Juliet (or Tristan and Iseult, Pyramus and Thisbe, Orpheus and Euridice etc.): the ultimate proof. Amazing!
PS. The Daily Mail article would ideally have as audio background the Dark Waltz song of Hayley Westenra, which I was talking about some days ago.
→ Read more Visual Neuroscience: Optical Illusions
Most likely the best online source for optical illusions , with concise explanations and plenty of further references for the very interested. You should perhaps start by reading this very short pdf file , in order to get some idea of the scientific questions involved here.
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