Surgeons Identify—And Save—A Patient’s Chess-Playing Brain Area
Neuroscientists at the University of Barcelona set about on a search for brain areas involved in chess-related tasks so that surgeons could avoid them when removing a tumor
How Your Brain Tells Speech and Music Apart
Simple cues help people to distinguish song from the spoken word
New Treatments Address Addiction alongside Trauma
A new generation of treatments addresses the trauma that often underlies addiction
Being Empathetic Is Easier when Everyone’s Doing It
Research is revealing the key to motivating empathy—and making it stick
The Brain Really Does Choke Under Pressure
Study links choking under pressure to the brain region that controls movement
The Surprising Benefits of Gossip
Social scientists are uncovering the intricate group dynamics of gossip
Kids Should Be Taught to Think Logically
Training in symbolic logic is critical in many careers, for responsible citizenship and better lives. It is also an underexploited antidote to today’s bizarre conspiracy thinking
Different, Together
One person’s reality is purely theirs and often unique
Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection
Shared experiences, more than material things, bring people together
Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime
A long-running research endeavor reveals key chemical players that cement memories in place—and still more have yet to be discovered
Ultrasound Brain Stimulation Boosts Mindfulness
Study participants felt time distortion, fewer negative thoughts and greater detachment from feelings with a noninvasive ultrasound intervention
Brains Age in Five Different Ways
Brain scan study hints that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease