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Clayton Mansel

Clayton Mansel

Circus Tent of Behavior

How to think about the factors that lead to our behavior

Nov 10, 2020

Circus Tent of Behavior

Nov 10, 2020

Clayton Mansel

The problem with categorical thinking

Why thinking along a continuum is more beneficial to the binary trap we so often fall into

Oct 28, 2020

The problem with categorical thinking

Oct 28, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Are we really “hard-wired”?

It’s time to let go of our supposed evolutionary baggage

Oct 24, 2020

Are we really “hard-wired”?

Oct 24, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Do we substitute our opinions for our identities?

As of October 16th 2020, the next U.S. presidential election is only 16 days away and will take place in a world suffering from the worst…

Oct 19, 2020

Do we substitute our opinions for our identities?

Oct 19, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Your Inner Eye

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the puzzling nature and function of consciousness. Given that we have no idea how consciousness arises out…

Sep 20, 2020

Your Inner Eye

Sep 20, 2020

Clayton Mansel

The Second Brain in Your Gut

Your gut is much more than a slimy tube-it is a vibrant, active ecosystem with over 80 trillion bacteria and is innervated with over 500…

Aug 31, 2020

The Second Brain in Your Gut

Aug 31, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Is Consciousness Everywhere?

Last week, I wrote about the hard problem of consciousness which is the perplexing phenomena that some physical processes (i.e., brains)…

Aug 23, 2020

Is Consciousness Everywhere?

Aug 23, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Why aren’t we zombies?

Around 250 AD, the now infamous first bishop of Paris, Saint Dennis, was sent from Italy to spread Catholicism. After finding success in…

Aug 16, 2020

Why aren’t we zombies?

Aug 16, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Can you have a memory without an experience?

How smell may be the key to understanding memory

Aug 3, 2020

Can you have a memory without an experience?

Aug 3, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Celebrating Black in Neuro Week!

And why diversity matters in science

Aug 1, 2020

Celebrating Black in Neuro Week!

Aug 1, 2020

Clayton Mansel

Clayton Mansel

Aspiring Neuroscientist studying Alzheimer’s disease 🧠. Passionate about science communication and avid reader/writer. Newsletter: synapsenewsletter.com

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