Forecast or Remember: The Brain Must Choose One
Trying to predict a situation impedes memory formation
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Forgotten Memories of Traumatic Events Get Some Backing from Brain-Imaging Studies
A new wave of research seeks neurological signatures for a type of amnesia
People Answer Scientists’ Queries in Real Time while Dreaming
Researchers demonstrate that during REM sleep, people can hear—and respond to—simple questions such as “What is eight minus six?”
Can Science Illuminate Our Inner Dark Matter?
Neither introspection nor brain scans can reveal our deepest thoughts
How the Brain Responds to Beauty
Scientists search for the neural basis of an enigmatic experience
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Alleviate Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors
Noninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for up to three months
Baby Bees Deprive Caregivers of Sleep
Bee larvae and pupae appear to secrete a chemical that does the work of a late-night cup of coffee for their nurses.
Forecasts of Epilepsy Seizures Could Become a Reality
Making predictions up to several days in advance may help with care
Brain Sides Are Both Busy in New Language Learning
A study of adults learning a new language found that speaking primarily activated regions in the left side of the brain, but reading and listening comprehension were much more variable
Eye Treatment Stretches Mouse Sight Beyond Visible Spectrum
Nanoparticles that attach to photoreceptors allowed mice to see infrared and near-infrared light for up to two months.
Does the Nose Talk to the Womb?
Research suggests that the course of a pregnancy may be shaped by a man’s odor
What Does a Guilty Brain Look Like?
Behavioral biomarkers and the new science of neuroprediction
Decoding a Disorder at the Interface of Mind and Brain
A mysterious condition once dismissed as hysteria is challenging the divide between neurology and psychiatry
Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences
Scanners try to watch the red-blue divide play out underneath the skull
The Science of Nerdiness
It’s a neurotransmitter thing
AI Assesses Alzheimer’s Risk by Analyzing Word Usage
New models used writing samples to predict the onset of the disease with 70 percent accuracy
Our Brain Is Better at Remembering Where to Find Brownies Than Cherry Tomatoes
Humans’ spatial recall makes mental notes about the location of high-calorie foods
New Tinnitus Treatment Alleviates Annoying Ringing in the Ears
A noninvasive device designed to rewire brain circuits reduced symptoms of tinnitus in a large, exploratory clinical trial
These Researchers Are Putting Fly Babies into Virtual Reality
A new system called PiVR creates working artificial environments for small animals such as zebra fish larvae and fruit flies. Developers say the system’s affordability could help expand research into animal behavior. ...
How Decoding Dyslexia Can Help Decode the Mind
Most people think it’s only a reading disorder—but it’s also a speech processing disorder
