Brains Gone Awry

Here are three recent stories from Science Daily that readers should check out:

1. Scientists identify some of the genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.
2. Brain mapping appears to provide scientists with advanced warnings concerning mental illness.
3. Researchers are using brain imaging to better understand the biology of psychopathy.

While you're at it, here are two more worth reading:

1. Over at BRAINETHICS, there is a write up of the latest response to the now infamous "voodoo correlations" criticism of fMRI research that was recently put forward by Vu et al.
2. Over at Neurophilosophy, there is a short write up about the daguerreotype of Phineas Gage that was recently discovered.