Neuroscience

You are how you sneeze

A Chicago neurologist argues that the way we expel air is indicative of our underlying personality

Ryan O'Hanlon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 27
Life Pacific Standard, Allergies

Study: Mozart helps you focus

New research shows people work better and faster when listening to the soothing sounds of his minuets

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:07 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Mozart, study

Dim lighting sparks creativity

New German research finds a darkened room encourages freedom of thought and inspires innovation

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:28 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Germany

What your brain won’t let you see

New research reaffirms our minds are riddled with unconscious biases and stereotypes

Keith Payne, Scientific American Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 3:26 PM UTC
Technology Scientific American, Cornell

Cyborg cockroaches are coming

A wild new Kickstarter program aims to transform the common house pests into iPhone-manipulable pets VIDEO

Liz Fields Monday, Jun 10, 2013 10:15 PM UTC
Social Video, RoboRoach, cockroach

Pop neuroscience is bunk!

The media -- and some scientists -- use brain imaging to explain law, politics, even theology. It's often hooey

Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 3:30 PM UTC 22
Technology Books, Neuroscience

Science doesn’t know everything

We understand much about human nature, but scientists are ignoring many important topics, like ethnicity and class

Jerome Kagan Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 66
Technology Books, Neuroscience

What does it really feel like to fall out of a building?

Life speeds up when we get older and slows down when we are terrified. Unlocking the mysteries of time perception

Claudia Hammond Saturday, May 25, 2013 7:35 PM UTC 20
Technology Books, Time, Neuroscience

Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?

Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills

Jared Keller, Pacific Standard Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, games

The illusions of advertising

A look at the science behind marketing tricks

Stephen L. Macknik, Leandro Luigi di Stasi and Susana Martinez-Conde, Scientific American Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:35 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, Science

Happiness is the best medicine

New research suggests that mood-enhancing activities can serve as a nutrient for the human body

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Happiness

Europe’s latest food scare: Toxic salmon

Horsemeat could seem downright appetizing to European consumers compared to what might be in their fish

Rian Rossetti, GlobalPost Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
Life GlobalPost, salmon, Neuroscience

Neuroscience’s future: Mice with human brain cells

Genetically engineered "astrocytes" have improved rodents' memories and learning capabilities

John McCarthy, Scientific American Thursday, May 9, 2013 4:25 PM UTC 11
Life Scientific American

“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

David Sirota Monday, Apr 22, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Media Brain, Neuroscience, Television

Obama’s BRAIN gets hammered

Telling neuroscientists to stop criticizing a big government research project is not how science should be done

Andrew Leonard Monday, Apr 15, 2013 6:41 PM UTC
Technology Neuroscience, Brain

Neuroscience needs its Einstein

New mapping studies won't help us understand the brain-mind connection until we start thinking differently

Jonathon Keats Saturday, Apr 6, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 51
Technology Neuroscience, Editor's Picks

Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war

Scientific advances have us on the verge of being able to control and manipulate animals. Should we use that power?

Emily Anthes Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 39
Technology Books, Noble Beasts

Does divorce really traumatize children?

The break-up may be painful, but research reveals that most kids adjust well over time

Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfield, Scientific American Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 4:08 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, Divorce

Study: Mood often influences our most important choices

New research suggests our decision-making is less a product of our moral convictions than we might like to think

Travis Riddle, Scientific American Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 6:53 PM UTC
All Salon Scientific American

Study: Vivaldi boosts mental vitality

Have a challenging mental task ahead of you? Try using Spring from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as background music

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 9:38 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Vivaldi, Spring

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