
A Natural Disaster Made Monkeys Age Faster
A large colony may provide clues about the biology of traumatic stress resulting from climate change and war
A large colony may provide clues about the biology of traumatic stress resulting from climate change and war
Opinion among physicians and scientists still ranges widely on how quickly to proceed
Creative people are better at rationalizing small ethical lapses that can spiral out of control
An interactive parent-training program can stamp out behavior problems in kids—and abuse from parents
Scientists have concocted mental fitness regimens to strengthen weak thinking skills in students—in effect, making kids smarter
Scientists have concocted mental fitness regimens to strengthen weak thinking skills in students—in effect, making kids smarter
The Sunday after Thanksgiving last year proved tragic for family and friends of 22-year-old Kosta Karageorge. The defensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes was found dead that day after apparently shooting himself in the head...
Levels of a protein fragment in the blood paralleled how long head injuries benched hockey players. Ingrid Wickelgren reports
The brain is a dazzlingly complex web of somewhere around 100 billion neurons, each of which communicates with others through thousands of connections.
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Every so often, we face a job we dread because it seems exceedingly dull. As a child, I felt that way about household chores—scrubbing a toilet, sweeping a floor, wiping a countertop, weeding...
When I was kid, I remember my dad scolding my brother and me when one of us decided to hold the other one upside-down. In that position, he reasoned, we could fall on our head.
Creative people are better at rationalizing small ethical lapses that can spiral out of control
A simple exercise reveals how the ear’s vestibular system affects your vision.
Flashes of insight often come to a prepared mind. What led to yours?
// Editor's note: Brain Basics from Scientific American Mind is a series of short video primers on the brain and how we feel, think and act.
// Editor's note: Brain Basics from Scientific American Mind is a series of short video primers on the brain and how we feel, think and act.
Editor’s note: Brain Basics from Scientific American Mind is a series of short video primers on the brain and how we feel, think and act. Below is a synopsis of the eighth video in the series written by a guest on this blog, Roni Jacobson, a science journalist based in New York City...
// Editor's note: Brain Basics from Scientific American Mind is a series of short video primers on the brain and how we feel, think and act.
// Editor's note: Brain Basics from Scientific American Mind is a series of short video primers on the brain and how we feel, think and act.
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