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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness [Excerpt]

In a new memoir a young journalist traces her recovery from an autoimmune disorder that masqueraded as psychosis

How We Process Horrible Sounds

Researchers develop a model for how we find certain sounds, like nails on a chalkboard, unbearable. Christie Nicholson reports

Deadly Dancing: Could a Nocebo Effect Explain Medieval Europe's Dancing Plagues? [Excerpt]

Science journalist Chris Berdik describes the sometimes dangerous power of expectations

Disrupted Sleep Might Signal Early Stages of Alzheimer's

People who report sleeping restlessly, feeling tired during the day and taking sleep medication were more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's within the next two years, a study finds...

The Connectome Debate: Is Mapping the Mind of a Worm Worth It?

Scientists have mapped a tiny roundworm's entire nervous system. Did it teach them anything about its behavior?

The Education of Character: Jumping Jacks for the Mind

Kids Exposed to Mercury or Lead More Likely to Experience Attention Deficit

Inuit children exposed to higher levels of these metals are at least three times as likely to be identified as suffering from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Simply Irresistible: Scientists Trace Gluttony's Path in the Brain

Stimulating a brain region induces intense overeating

Sentient Skills Science: What Makes Some Memories So Memorable?

An unforgettable activity from Scientific American

Canned Tuna May Contain Excessive Mercury

The tunafish often served in school lunches may contain too much mercury, according to environmentalists' testing

Super Powers for the Blind and Deaf

The brain rewires itself to boost the remaining senses

Are All Psychotherapies Created Equal?

Certain core benefits cut across methods, but some differences in effectiveness remain

Amino-Acid Deficiency Found to Underlie Rare Form of Autism

Genetic mutations in a metabolic pathway could be fixed with protein supplements

"Junk" DNA Holds Clues to Common Diseases

With the new annotation of the human genome, researchers are finding that most of the code between genes is controlling crucial functions for life and health

New Answers for Cancer

The newest targeted therapies are helping doctors to tailor increasingly effective treatments to individual patients

The Hidden Mind

We have long wondered how the conscious mind comes to be. Greater understanding of brain function ought to provide an eventual solution.

Do Post-Market Drug Trials Need a Higher Dose of Ethics?

Patients who sign up for trials testing more than one already approved intervention do not always know if one is being tested for harmful side effects

Head Start: Early Learning Could Compensate for Cognitive Deterioration

Rat studies show that cognitive control, an ability eroded in disorders such as schizophrenia, could be protected with brain training

Stem Cell Trial for Autism Launches in U.S.

Stem cell treatment could lower inflammation levels and demonstrate whether autism is an autoimmune disease

Brain's Drain: Neuroscientists Discover Cranial Cleansing System

Fluids coursing through the nervous system could help clear the brain of toxic detritus that leads to Alzheimer's and Huntington's disorders