“How can the brain understand itself?”
The host of the new show "Brain Games" tells Salon the organ's biggest mystery, and how to make yours work better
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Obama’s BRAIN gets hammered
Telling neuroscientists to stop criticizing a big government research project is not how science should be done
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Cocoa could be the new brain drug
Studies show that high levels of a natural compound in raw cocoa called flavanol lead to greater cognitive function
Sunday, Mar 3, 2013 1:00 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Brain, Cocoa
Football’s death spiral
Corroded by scandal and undermined by shocking new science, America's killer sport may be nearing collapse
Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 251Entertainment Football, Brain Science, Brain
10 ways the brain dictates sex
Think size matters? That's just the preoptic area of your hypothalamaus talking
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 11:31 PM UTCLife AlterNet, Sex, Brain, Neuroscience
Is an Alzheimer’s vaccine on the way?
New research suggests we may be one step closer to treating -- and preventing -- the degenerative brain disease
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 2:30 PM UTCLife Alzheimer's Disease, Brain
How much alcohol is safe for expectant mothers?
The odd drink is unlikely to harm most infants, but we can't fully measure alcohol's effect on the developing brain
Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 3:00 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Alcohol
Music gets you high
New research on endorphins finds people have higher pain thresholds immediately after singing, dancing and drumming
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What can we learn from freestyle rappers?
A new brain study reveals they may hold the key to enhanced creativity
Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 4:00 PM UTCLife Science, Neuroscience, Brain
Are neuroscientists the next great architects?
The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture thinks so, and it's spending thousands of dollars to find out
Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 2:00 PM UTCLife Science, Neuroscience, Brain
What’s the secret to learning a second language?
Studies reveal it's more than just a matter of memory. A look at what the science of recall can teach us
Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 12:30 PM UTC 31Life Science, Education, Brain
Evolution and the mind: An author’s response
New Yorker contributor and former executive editor of the Economist Anthony Gottlieb answers his critic
Friday, Sep 21, 2012 10:48 PM UTC 18Life Neuroscience, Evolution
Why can’t some of us relax?
New experiments with mice offer telling clues about the neurobiology of fear
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 3:58 PM UTCLife Pacific Standard, Neuroscience
Can children’s brains explain mental illness?
The Child Mind Institute hopes to pinpoint the origins of autism, depression and psychosis, among other disorders
Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 10:05 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Brain
Touring the brain
"Our brains are rather like a city that has existed since ancient times"
Saturday, Sep 1, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 11Life Brain, Neuroscience, Science
Artificial limbs, controlled by thoughts
The idea that paralyzed people might one day control their limbs just by thinking is no longer a fantasy
Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 6:36 PM UTCLife Scientific American
Inside a 20-something’s brain
New studies suggest structural changes into our third decade, but it may be too soon to tell
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 7:22 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Girls
Does self-awareness require a complex brain?
Neuroimaging studies reveal that a wrinkly cerebral cortex is what distinguishes human thinking from other animals'
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 6:15 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Brain
Our self-cleansing brain
Fluids coursing through the nervous system could help clear the brain of toxic detritus that leads to Alzheimer's
Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 10:22 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Brain
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