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Aristotle Thought the Brain Was a Radiator

November 28, 2013 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

How Fears Develop

September 10, 2013 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Hunting for the Brain's Hidden Treasures

A new initiative aims to invent new technologies for understanding the brain

June 27, 2013 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

How Head Injuries Damage the Brain

May 29, 2013 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Split-Brain Patients Reveal Brain's Flexibility

March 12, 2013 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Untangling the Mysteries of Alzheimer's

As you read this illustrated story, two more people are being diagnosed with the disease

January 20, 2013 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Your Brain by the Numbers

November 17, 2012 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Neurobiology of the Placebo Effect

September 15, 2012 — Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin

MIND in Pictures: Memories of Henry

July 14, 2012 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Herd Thinking

April 21, 2012 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: The Cranial Network

February 25, 2012 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Mind In Pictures

December 28, 2011 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

Frankenstein's Origins Trace Back to Ben Franklin

October 30, 2011 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: Illuminating Thoughts

September 24, 2011 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: It Came From the Third Dimension

July 2, 2011 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: Driven to Distraction

May 27, 2011 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: I Think, Therefore I Scan

March 21, 2011 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: The Iron Horse

January 21, 2011 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: Achieving Nerve-Vana

November 15, 2010 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

MIND in Pictures: Neandering Genes

October 1, 2010 — Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham

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