Allure of dice

The Seductive Allure of "Seductive Allure".

The idea of fMRI's "seductive allure" is supported by two widely cited studies. Upon closer analysis of these studies, and in light of more recent research, we find little empirical support for the claim that brain images are inordinately influential.

The Seductive Allure of “ Seductive Allure ”

The idea of fMRI’s “seductive allure” is supported by two widely cited studies. Upon closer analysis of these studies, and in light of more recent research, we find little empirical support for the claim that brain images are inordinately influential.

Nicotine's Allure

Both conscious and unconscious memory mechanisms contribute to the rewarding effects of nicotine and other drugs of abuse. In this issue of Neuron, Tang and Dani use in vivo measures of synaptic plasticity in freely moving mice to link nicotine-induced dopamine release in hippocampus to LTP induction and behavioral reinforcement.

The Allure of Machinic Life

Tied dice

A generalized die is a list (x1; :::; xn) of integers. For integers n 1, a b and s let D(n; a; b; s) be the set of all dice with a x1 ::: xn b and P xi = s. Two dice X and Y are tied if the number of pairs (i; j) with xi < yj equals the number of pairs (i; j) with xi > yj . We prove the following: with one exception (unique up to isomorphism), if X 6= Y 2 D(n; a; b; s) are tied dice neither of ...