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
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTCTechnology Pacific Standard, games
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The illusions of advertising
A look at the science behind marketing tricks
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:35 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Science
Happiness is the best medicine
New research suggests that mood-enhancing activities can serve as a nutrient for the human body
Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:00 PM UTCLife 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
Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:00 PM UTCLife GlobalPost, salmon, Neuroscience
Neuroscience’s future: Mice with human brain cells
Genetically engineered "astrocytes" have improved rodents' memories and learning capabilities
Thursday, May 9, 2013 4:25 PM UTC 11Life 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
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 7:00 PM UTCMedia 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
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 6:41 PM UTCTechnology Neuroscience, Brain
Neuroscience needs its Einstein
New mapping studies won't help us understand the brain-mind connection until we start thinking differently
Saturday, Apr 6, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 51Technology 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?
Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 39Technology Books, Noble Beasts
Does divorce really traumatize children?
The break-up may be painful, but research reveals that most kids adjust well over time
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 4:08 PM UTCLife 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
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 6:53 PM UTCAll 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
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 9:38 PM UTCLife Pacific Standard, Vivaldi, Spring
You’re such a jerk
If that headline makes you feel bad, an expert says it's because we're genetically wired to take offense
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 22Life Books, insults, Neuroscience
“Crowdfunding” brings science back to the masses
By using public funds for their projects, scientists like Tyler Alterman are getting people involved in their work
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 8:00 PM UTCSocial Pacific Standard, Science
Is being liberal a choice?
From Jefferson to modern scientists, ideology has been linked to neuroscience. That way of thinking could be fatal
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 39Politics Thomas Jefferson, Ideology
An orgasm almost killed me!
It was my brother's wedding day, and I was practicing some bored self-love. It ended with an explosion in my brain
Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 31Life Books, Love and Sex, Neuroscience
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
Mind reading is possible!
Advances in neuroimaging suggest telepathy could be on the horizon. It's time to consider how we'd use it
Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 11:00 PM UTCLife Books, Neuroscience
Positive thinking is for suckers!
Self-help books don't work. Sex, family and work are stressful. Maybe we need to look at happiness in a new light
Sunday, Nov 25, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 41Life Books, Neuroscience, Happiness
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
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