Stories by Kerri Smith

Sex, Drugs and Self-Control

It's not just about rebellion. Neuroscience is revealing adolescents' rich and nuanced relationship with risky behavior...

August 17, 2018 — Kerri Smith and Nature magazine

Neuroscientists want to understand how tangles of neurons produce complex behaviors, but even the simplest networks defy understanding

August 10, 2017 — Kerri Smith and Nature

Three scientists reveal the works of fiction that influenced their life in the lab

September 14, 2016 — Kerri Smith and Nature Podcast

Individual bankers behave honestly except when they think about their jobs

November 21, 2014 — Kerri Smith and Nature magazine

By scanning blogs of brain activity, scientists may be able to decode people's thoughts, dreams and intentions

October 23, 2013 — Kerri Smith and Nature magazine

Pulses of light were used to start and stop obsessive grooming in mice

June 6, 2013 — Kerri Smith and Nature magazine

New research shows that the heart does have a limited ability to heal itself, and that small snippets of RNA can be used to stimulate this capacity

December 5, 2012 — Kerri Smith and Nature magazine

"Ginger" mice are found to be more susceptible to melanoma even without any exposure to ultraviolet radiation

November 4, 2012 — Kerri Smith and Nature magazine