Does self-awareness require a complex brain?
Neuroimaging studies reveal that a wrinkly cerebral cortex is what distinguishes human thinking from other animals'
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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
The evolutionary origins of optimism
Positive feeling evolved to make us do critical tasks -- but new findings suggest it can also help us live longer
Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 12:01 AM UTCLife Neuroscience
Your words matter
New science shows brains are wired to respond to certain kinds of speech. An expert explains -- and talks politics
Sunday, Jun 3, 2012 3:00 PM UTCLife Neuroscience
Our new era of anxiety
Anxiety disorder rates have risen twentyfold in 30 years -- largely because psychiatry misunderstands human nature
Saturday, Jun 2, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 34Life Neuroscience, Science, Psychology
Is aggression genetic?
We've been conditioned to believe that some people were born violent -- but the science shows that's just not true
Monday, May 28, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 24Entertainment Neuroscience, Noble Beasts
Hold on tight
Science shows that closeness with others doesn't just help us cope with pain -- it makes us live longer
Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:00 PM UTCLife Neuroscience, Science
Republicans: Wired for homophobia
New research sheds light on why conservatives are so eager to embrace anti-gay pseudoscience
Saturday, May 5, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 169Politics AlterNet, LGBT, Neuroscience
Republican fear factor
Conservatives' paranoid alternate-reality can be explained by their brain chemistry -- and their media choices
Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 89Politics AlterNet, Republican Party
Near death, rehashed
Beauregard's reaction to out-of-body science criticisms proves my original point
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:28 PM UTC 342Entertainment Neuroscience
Your brain on white people
Neuroscience shows the media's overwhelming whiteness really is changing our minds. But we can change them back VIDEO
Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 9:00 PM UTC 36Entertainment Girls, Neuroscience, Race, TV
Near-death, revisited
A response to PZ Myers' criticisms about my recent Salon story on the science of out-of-body experiences
Sunday, Apr 29, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 272Life Science, Neuroscience
Near-death, distorted
Taking aim at a recent Salon story about the science of out-of-body experiences
Thursday, Apr 26, 2012 5:07 PM UTC 406Life Neuroscience
Near death, explained
New science is shedding light on what really happens during out-of-body experiences -- with shocking results.
Saturday, Apr 21, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 421Life Neuroscience, Science
Drug-personality misconceptions
Alcoholic writers? Coke-head stockbrokers? The links between personality type and addiction are largely overblown
Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 12Life The Fix, Drugs, Neuroscience
What doesn’t kill you
When we escape death, we feel lucky and purposeful. Now science is explaining why
Sunday, Apr 15, 2012 9:00 PM UTC 13Life Neuroscience, Science
Gorillas made me do it
From dating to elevator riding, our social interactions are a lot like primate game play. An expert explains
Saturday, Apr 14, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 25Entertainment Science, Neuroscience
The evolution of death
Scientists remain surprisingly conflicted about what it means to die -- and it has big implications for us all
Sunday, Mar 18, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 96Life Neuroscience, Editor's Picks
The scientific argument for being emotional
New research shows that our feelings are more important to our health than we ever thought. An expert explains
Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 10:00 PM UTCLife Neuroscience, Medicine, Health
The neuroscience of happiness
New discoveries are shedding light on the activities that make us happy. An expert explains
Saturday, Jan 28, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 34Life Neuroscience, Science, Philosophy
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