How History Forgot the Woman Who Defined Autism
Grunya Sukhareva characterized autism nearly two decades before Austrian doctors Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger
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Neuroscientists Make a Case against Solitary Confinement
Prolonged social isolation can do severe, long-lasting damage to the brain
Deep-Brain Recordings May Show Where Unhappiness Lives
New recordings of electrical activity in the brain help reveal the underpinnings of bad moods
You Really Can Learn in Your Sleep
Experimental techniques demonstrate how to strengthen memories when our brains are off-line
New Atlas Used to ID Brain Parts for Plans and Actions
A detailed picture of cell types in some areas of the mouse cortex is put to the test
Neuroscience Discovers Power of "Lesion Network Mapping"
A new technique is reviving the century-old study of brain lesions and revealing surprising things about neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease
What Causes Alcohol-Induced Blackouts?
In search of answers, a neurobiologist looks to rodents
"Stress Hormone" Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking Ability
Brain changes, visible on scans, are also associated with Alzheimer’s precursors
When Sex and Gender Collide
Studies of transgender kids are revealing fascinating insights about gender in the brain
What Makes Human Brain Cells Unique?
New findings reveal distinctive electrical properties of human neurons that may give us a boost in computing power
Tinder for Cheetahs; and an Unusual Blindness
Scientific American Assistant News Editor Tanya Lewis and Collections Editor Andrea Gawrylewski host a new podcast that takes a deeper look at short articles from the Advances news section of the magazine.
Neuroscientists Use Rabies to Explore the Brain
Using engineered forms of the rabies virus, neuroscientists can map brain circuits with unprecedented precision
Confident Tone Overcomes Accent Distrust
English as-a-first-language Canadian study subjects were less trusting of statements in English spoken with a foreign accent, unless the speaker sounded confident about their assertion.
Soccer Headers Cause More Brain Damage in Female Players
New research could explain why women athletes report more severe brain injury symptoms than men
How We Save Face--Researchers Crack the Brain's Facial-Recognition Code
A Caltech team has deciphered the way we identify faces, re-creating what the brain sees from its electrical activity
"Bar Codes" Could Trace Errant Brain Wiring in Autism and Schizophrenia
A new, speedy technique affords scientists the ability to visualize the brain’s myriad connections at an unprecedented level of complexity
"Bar Codes" Could Trace Errant Brain Wiring in Autism and Schizophrenia
A new, speedy technique affords scientists the ability to visualize the brain’s myriad connections at an unprecedented level of complexity
Repurposing Existing Drugs Could Let Us Treat Intractable Illnesses
Repurposing medications could let us treat intractable illnesses
Blasey Ford Spells Out Trauma Memory Formation
Christine Blasey Ford's professional expertise came into play during her testimony regarding the Supreme Court nomination.
Is the Ketamine Boom Getting out of Hand?
The anesthetic and party drug offers depression patients new hope, but some clinics may stray from science