Time to reflect at the British Science Festival
17 November 2010
We declared the winners of our Survival Rivals competition. The students, from St Cyres School in Penarth, Wales, travelled following in the footsteps of Darwin. Read about their adventures on their blog.
Elsewhere at the Festival, scientists from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging and colleagues reported that they have identified an area of the brain that is larger in people who are good at introspection - the ability to reflect on our own thoughts, emotions and behaviour, and one of the key aspects of consciousness. The study found that differences in introspection seem connected to a small area of prefrontal cortex near the front of the brain. The team believes the findings might help us understand why and how brain damage can affect a person’s ability to reflect on their thoughts, and to develop appropriate interventions in situations such as helping patients adhere to their medication.to the Galápagos Islands in October,
Image: Brain and memory. Credit: Neil Webb, Wellcome Images.
