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Neuroscience
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The New Science of Forgetting
By Corinne Purtill
How Neuroscience Could Explain the Rise of Addictions, Heart Disease and Diabetes in 21st Century America
By Peter Sterling
Does Listening to Music Stimulate Creative Thinking, or Stifle It?
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Why Not Everyone Should Sleep with a White Noise Machine
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Why You Can't Recognize Other People's Faces
Studies suggest as many as 1 in 50 people have prosopagnosia
By Kate Samuelson
July 14, 2017
Why Your Bad Memory Can Be a Good Thing, According to Science
You know those people who always boast about having a perfect memory? Maybe they shouldn't, because having total recall is totally overrated. That's according to a new paper in the journal Neuron, which concludes that...
By Amanda MacMilan / Health.com
June 23, 2017
Local Gyms Can Help Spot Eating Disorders
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
June 13, 2017
Why the Summer Solstice May Be the Happiest Day
The first day of summer brings extra sunlight
By Rosalie Chan
June 19, 2016
Here’s What LSD Does To the Brain
There's a reason it makes people feel more connected to the universe
By Mandy Oaklander
April 13, 2016
The 5 Habits That Will Make You Happy, According to Science
So what’s going to make you happy? Let’s get more specific: what’s going to make your brain happy? And let’s focus on things that are simple and easy to do instead of stuff like winning...
By Eric Barker
December 16, 2015
Live Tapeworm 'Still Wiggling' When It's Pulled Out of Man's Brain
The creature was apparently "still wiggling" during the surgery
By Sarah Begley
November 6, 2015
The 5 Best Ways To Improve Your Memory
Forget flashcards: The latest research reveals some surprising new techniques
By Mandy Oaklander
September 29, 2015
How a Man Paralyzed With a Spinal Cord Injury Is Learning to Walk Again
Researchers at the University of California Irvine combined virtual reality with brain-computer interfaces for a promising result.
By Tanya Basu
September 24, 2015
Why Would Steve Rannazzisi Lie About Being On the Ground On 9/11?
Experts point to narcissism as a potential reason.
By Tanya Basu
September 17, 2015
The Science Behind Max Richter's 8-Hour Album, "Sleep"
Richter collaborated with a neuroscientist to create an album he hopes you fall asleep to.
By Tanya Basu
September 4, 2015
Feeling Sad Turns Your World Gray — Literally
"Feeling blue" and "seeing red" might be more literal than we think, suggests a new study about color
By Tanya Basu
September 3, 2015
Blame Smartphones for Your Decline in Leisure Time
A combination of anxiety for work during non-work hours and emails make for stressed out workers.
By Tanya Basu
August 7, 2015
Writing By Hand Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be
A new Bic commercial claims four benefits to writing by hand.
By Tanya Basu
August 3, 2015
How Exercise Helps Curb Alzheimer’s Symptoms
Most studies so far have focused on the importance of physical activity before you develop Alzheimer’s. But can it treat the disease once you are diagnosed? Two studies hint that may be the case
By Alice Park
July 23, 2015
Diabetes Drugs May Offer Hope for Parkinson's
Diabetes patients who took these medications had a 28% lower chance of developing Parkinson's
By Justin Worland
July 22, 2015
Green Spaces at School May Help Kids' Brains Develop
A significant increase in exposure to green spaces resulted in a 5% increase in the development of children's working memory
By Justin Worland
June 15, 2015
Game-Changing Discovery Links Brain and Immune System
New research could affect how we approach everything from Alzheimer's to autism
By Alissa Greenberg
June 3, 2015
You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish
No longer can we boast about 12 seconds of coherent thought
By Kevin McSpadden
May 14, 2015
Air Pollution May Make Your Brain Age Faster, Study Says
Air pollution can also increase your risk of a stroke
By Jack Linshi
April 29, 2015
Alzheimer's May Be Caused by Misfiring Immune System
Breakthrough may lead to innovative approaches to treatment
By Kevin McSpadden
April 15, 2015
Here's a New Trick to Help Babies Learn Faster
Surprise them. Not by jumping out of a closet but by challenging her developing notions about the world, and avoiding the same-old same-old
By Alice Park
April 2, 2015
How Air Pollution Affects Babies in the Womb
A new study finds evidence that prenatal exposure to common pollutants can contribute to hyperactivity, aggression and more in kids
By Alice Park
March 25, 2015
Your Brain Learns New Words By Seeing Them Not Hearing Them
To be a really proficient reader, it’s not enough to “hear” words. You also have to see them
By Alice Park
March 24, 2015
Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 12
1. Protecting whistleblowers protects national security. By Mike German at the Brennan Center for Justice 2. Could we treat pain by switching off the region of the brain controlling that feeling? By the University of...
By The Aspen Institute
March 12, 2015
Teen Pot Smokers Have More Memory Damage, Study Says
Chronic pot smoking may alter the shape of a region in the brain involved in memories
By Alexandra Sifferlin
March 12, 2015
Drug Found to Relieve Alzheimer's Precursor
Researchers now want to proceed to substantial clinical trials
By Kevin McSpadden
March 12, 2015
Alzheimer’s Protein Found in Young Brains for the First Time
The brain-damaging protein in Alzheimer’s disease may start accumulating as early as in our 20s
By Alice Park
March 2, 2015
Three Amputees Get Bionic Hands, Become Cyborgs
The bionic hand allows the patients to perform everyday activities
By David Stout
February 25, 2015
A Simple Skin Test May Detect Alzheimer’s
There’s new hope that the first signs of these brain disorders may lie in the skin
By Alice Park
February 24, 2015
Famed Scientist Oliver Sacks Reveals He Has Terminal Cancer in Soulful Op-Ed
The neurologist and author writes in the New York
Times
that he feels "intensely alive" in the face of death
By Noah Rayman
February 19, 2015
Even More Bad News For Young Football Players
Former NFL players performed below expectations for their age groups on cognitive assessments
By Justin Worland
January 28, 2015
Dogs Can Get Dementia Too
Dogs are living longer — and a veterinarian finds himself diagnosing canine dementia at least once a day
By Zócalo Public Square
January 9, 2015
This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain
Actively learning to play an instrument can help a child's academic achievement
By Melissa Locker
December 16, 2014
Football Head Impacts Can Cause Brain Changes Even Without Concussion
New study looks at high school athletes
By Melissa Locker
December 1, 2014
Why We're Falling Behind On Brain Innovation
A series of reports explains the decline
By Alexandra Sifferlin
November 5, 2014
Can Neuroscience Debunk Free Will?
Some research shows that brain activity behind a decision occurs before a person consciously apprehends the decision
By David DiSalvo
October 21, 2014
Study Yields Insight Into Gamblers' Brains
New research presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress in Berlin sheds light on what happens in the brains of gamblers. Pathological gambling is a difficult condition to classify. Though the Diagnostic and Statistical...
By Mandy Oaklander
October 19, 2014
Terminally Ill Woman Explains Her Decision to Die
"I don't want to die"
By Justin Worland
October 14, 2014
Ann Romney Launches Center, Says Family 'Done' With Campaigning
“Not only Mitt and I are done, but the kids are done. Done. Done. Done”
By Justin Worland
October 14, 2014
This Alzheimer's Breakthrough Could Be a Game Changer
Scientists recreated what goes on in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients in a 3D culture dish that could speed development of new drugs for the disease
By Alice Park
October 13, 2014
Steven Pinker's Ultimate Writing Guide
You wouldn't ordinarily take literary advice from a neuroscientist—but Pinker's new book will make you think otherwise
By Michael D. Lemonick
October 8, 2014
How A Girl’s Brain Changes After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Concussions may influence girls differently than boys
By Alexandra Sifferlin
September 30, 2014
Curry Spice Could Help the Brain Heal Itself
A chemical commonly found in turmeric was shown to encourage nerve-cell growth in rats
By Sam Frizell
September 28, 2014
One Dose of Antidepressant Changes the Brain, Study Finds
One dose of antidepressant is all it takes to change the brain, finds a small new study published in the journal Current Biology. The study authors took brain scans of 22 healthy people who weren't...
By Mandy Oaklander
September 19, 2014
Report: 3 in 10 Ex-NFL Players Suffer From Brain Conditions
That's at least twice the rate at which the general population experiences the same diseases
By Justin Worland
September 12, 2014
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