2010-07-23 Spike activity

Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:

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Newsweek has an excellent series on the psychology and culture of beauty.

'A single brief electrical pulse to the hippocampus caused momentary amnesia'. Neuroskeptic covers a fascinating human study.

AP News has an interesting piece on whether mind-bending movies set in mental space are the new Westerns.

You all know the top drawer neuroscience blog The Frontal Cortex has just moved to Wired? A great piece on why money doesn't make us happy