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http://www.sciammind.com/article.cfm?articleID=885 622AA-E7F2-99DF-3859D89E5980A4B2 My first link Googled by "smell quantum".

More interesting is that Paul Ekman of UCSF can spot a liar over 99% of the time, even people trained to avoid it, and he routinely consults law enforcement to train them to do the same.

http://www.sciammind.com/print_version.cfm?article ID=0007F06E-B7AE-1522-B7AE83414B7F0182

I worked with someone who was in one of his experiments. He was instructed to pick two of the many offered topics at random, and speak about each for a few minutes. One he was supposed to lie about, the other to tell the truth. And he was instructed to try to fool Ekman. Everyone got nailed.

That would be an article in April 2005 issue of Scientific American Mind.

Here's the link
http://www.sciammind.com/article.cfm?articleID=000 7D66E-45CF-123A-822283414B7F4945

More choices do not always lead to happiness.

http://www.sciammind.com/article.cfm?articleID=000 56941-1933-1196-906983414B7F0000&pageNumber=1

http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bschwar1/maximizi ng.pdf

This may not be directly applicable (since the cost of a choice in a software program is usually minimal), but I've found it interesting to consider when designing a user experience.

--kev

This scientic American Mind (an off shoot of scientific American Magazine) had an article by the Barry Schwartz, the man who's book if referenced in the article.

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The Tyranny of Choice
Logic suggests that having options allows people to select precisely what makes them happiest. But, as studies show, abundant choice often makes for misery

http://www.sciammind.com/article.cfm?articleID=000 56941-1933-1196-906983414B7F0000&pageNumber=1

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While not exactly what you're looking for, and you have to pay to read it. Sorry I didn't know of a better reference - this is what I had read.

http://www.sciammind.com/article.cfm?&articleID=00 0D6DDB-D065-14C7-8DCC83414B7F0000

It deals with the causes people have for violent behavior, and generally boils down to narcissist's lash out at those who challenge their self view. They feel completely justified in their behavior, and in some cases are proud of it. The tests done in the article also show that these same Narcissists DO NOT lash out at those who did not directly challenge their self view after it had been challenged. Their violent aggression is purposely directed.

This could explain why some murderers do not commit violent acts again.

Also, it is impossible for any research to prove or disprove that a person feels a certain way about a subject. The gathering of that data requires an honest and open discourse between the test subjects and the researcher and a shared and complete definition of all facets being discussed. This does not exist. Feelings cannot be observed, behaviors can - making any study attempting to define feelings nebulous at best. You can attempt to take a poll or conduct a series of interviews, but these are not empirical data sources.

Glial cells apparently aren't really just placeholders and heaters. Scientific American ran a really good article a while back called "Did Scientists Miss Half the Brain?". (There is what appears to be a summary at this location.) It details a modern understanding of brain structure, which has overturned the former conception of glial cells as "just" structural elements supporting neurons. It would seem that glial cells can both sense and emit neurotransmitters, and those neurotransmitters can affect the operation of neurons. So linked to the electrochemical network we usually think of as the brain is another purely chemical one as well.

Also, even in humans, there is a "superabundance" of glial cells, in that there are approximately 10 glial cells for every neuron.