Mind & Brain
Misfolded Proteins Travel in Huntington’s Disease
The movement of proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases could serve as a target for future therapies
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Mental Rehearsals Strengthen Neural Circuits
Imagined practice may activate the same neural circuits as real experience
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High Rates of Suicide, Depression Linked to Farmers' Use of Pesticides
There is growing evidence that long-term pesticide use is linked to to alterations in farmers' mental health
Mind & Brain
Discovery of Brain's Navigation System Wins 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine
The discoveries that the brain has defined systems that track an animal’s whereabouts so it knows where it is (and where it was) as it makes its way about the world were honored on Oct...
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Head Injury May Cause Mental Illness
A single blow to the head may increase the risk of subsequently developing a disorder
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On Our Shelf: High Price
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Curiosity Prepares the Brain for Better Learning
Neuroimaging reveals how the brain’s reward and memory pathways prime inquiring minds for knowledge
Mind & Brain
BRAIN Inititaive Doles Out $46 Million in Initial Funding
A signature science program of the Obama administration’s second term—one intended to develop technologies and a base of knowledge to solve long-standing mysteries of how the brain works—has finally reached cruising altitude...
Environment
Lower IQ in Children Linked to Chemical in Water
Babies born to mothers with high levels of perchlorate during their first trimester are more likely to have lower IQs later in life, according to a new study
Math Might Help Crack Mysteries of Schizophrenia
At 32, a year beyond a postdoctoral fellowship, Danielle Bassett could only express unreserved astonishment when she learned that she was one of 21 winners of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship...
Mind & Brain
Lots or Little Sleep Linked to Sick Days
Absence from work due to illness increased dramatically for those who slept less than six hours or more than nine hours per night. Christie Nicholson reports
Mind & Brain
What Kind of Introvert Are You?
Are you an introvert? It depends on which book you read. Here’s a sampling of the various conceptualizations of introversion in pop culture [1]: Preference for quiet, minimally stimulating environments: Quiet by Susan Cain Preference for concentration and solitude: The Introvert’s Way by Sophia Dembling Rechargeable battery: The Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen Laney Thoughtful-introspective: [...]..
Mind & Brain
Acting Classes Could Help Kids with Autism
Kids with autism may learn valuable social skills in drama-based therapies
Technology
“Glass Brain” Offers Tours of the Space between Your Ears
3-D visualizations combine EEG and MRI data to illustrate how brain signals propagate and could be used to study neural disorders
The Importance of Possessions While Homeless
This post is part of a collaborative narrative series composed of my writing and Chris Arnade’s photos exploring issues of addiction, poverty, prostitution and urban anthropology in Hunts Point, Bronx...
Mind & Brain
A New Idea for Treating Alzheimer's
If it's good for the heart, it could also be good for the neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, cells that make up the main items on the brain's parts list.
Technology
Teen Wins Big for His Sock Invention
Recipient of the Science in Action Award, a 15-year-old develops a sensor to monitor Alzheimer’s patients
Cognition
Book Review: Alive Inside
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
Finding the "Ideal" Partner When You Feel Insecure
Many people - too many people - are drained by efforts to cover up their sense that they are essentially inadequate and flawed. This causes many problems in their lives, including feeling chronically distressed about their intimate relationships...
The Sciences
Ig Nobel Prizes Make You Laugh, Then Think
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—What happens in the brains of people who see Jesus in a piece of toast? What are the physics of slipping on a banana peel?
