How Accurate Are Memories of 9/11?
Recollections of the circumstances of how we first heard of the 2001 terrorist attacks may feel extraordinarily vivid and true, but they are flawed
Stories by Ingfei Chen
Baby Siblings Could Hold Clues to Autism Diagnosis
Studies of infants at risk for the disorder could someday yield a test for it
How to Learn Morse Code--Semiconsciously
Wearable computers delivering tactile cues may offer a way to learn manual skills without paying much attention
Who Should Get a Brain Scan for Alzheimer’s?
A new test can identify the disorder's early stages. How will it help patients?
Outdated Lead Exposure Regulations Threaten Thousands of American Workers
Lax federal regulations allow some workers to accumulate dangerous amounts of lead in their blood, but California is taking the first steps toward safer standards
Emotion Selectively Distorts Our Recollections
Feelings edit and sculpt memories
Smart Irrigation: A Supercomputer Waters the Lawn
Satellite control of company and municipal irrigation systems, based on custom weather data, saves billions of gallons of water nationwide
When Character Crumbles: A Kind of Dementia Reveals the Basis of Personality
A little-known dementia that destroys social sensibilities and emotions reveals the neural roots of personality
