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March 13, 2012

Editor's Selections: Military Training, Combating Racism, Neuroscience of Cake

By Jason G. Goldman

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Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week.

  • "Military training intends to change behaviour," writes Alex Fradera at BPS Occupational Digest. But what sorts of long-term changes to personality might result from military training?

  • What might a blood pressure pill have to do with reducing implicit racism? Find out at the United Academics blog.

  • Finally, what are the neural correlates of cake? An important criticism of the way some neuroscience research is conducted by Bradley Voytek at Oscillatory Thoughts.

That's it for this week... Check back next week for more great psychology and neuroscience blogging!

Jason G. Goldman is a science journalist based in Los Angeles. He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, and elsewhere. He contributes to Scientific American's "60-Second Science" podcast, and is co-editor of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Yale University Press). He enjoys sharing his wildlife knowledge on television and on the radio, and often speaks to the public about wildlife and science communication.

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