Cognition

David Baron, author of the new book American Eclipse, talks about how seeing his first total solar eclipse turned him into an eclipse chaser.  

But only in limited ways because our brains are so fundamentally different

Studies of infants at risk for the disorder could someday yield a test for it

There is also a bill aimed at establishing a “commission on presidential capacity”

People who are “open to experience” literally see the world differently

Insights about imagination from a discussion with classical musicians

Psychics and psychosis sufferers alike hold beliefs that may predispose them to hearing voices

With MRI, scientists are beginning to answer that question in a much more sophisticated way

Old animals injected with the hormone component klotho learn and remember better

Explaining our sense of who is reliable with the power of expectations

Inner ear problems could be to blame

The biggest study of its kind offers the best evidence to date linking the sport to mood and cognitive impairments