Neuroscience
What Chili Peppers Can Teach Us about Pain
U.C. San Francisco researcher and Breakthrough Prize–winner David Julius talks about capsaicin, opioids and snake vision
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Neuroscience
A Car Crash Snaps the Daydreaming Mind into Focus
One researcher’s poorly timed attention lapse flipped a car—and pushed science forward.
Neuroscience
Inspired by Chronic Illness, She Made Award-Winning Art about the Brain
Scientific American presents the winner and honorable mentions of the 11th annual Art of Neuroscience contest
Neurology
Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities
Poor neural connections among areas that control movement and speech may be responsible and could be driven by genes
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A New Idea That Could Help Us Understand Autism
Some of the condition’s most challenging traits might be explained by deficits in predictive skills
Neuroscience
New Brain Implant Transmits Full Words from Neural Signals
No spelling out of letters is needed for a paralyzed person to use the first-of-a-kind neuroprosthesis
Neuroscience
The Neuroscience of Taking Turns in a Conversation
Research in birds suggests that when one partner speaks, the other partner’s brain is inhibited from talking over them
Neuroscience
Electrodes That Stimulate the Brain Reveal the Roots of Conscious Experience
Applying electric currents reveals the function of varying brain regions and helps to alleviate neurological disorders
Neuroscience
Injection of Light-Sensitive Proteins Restores Blind Man’s Vision
The first successful clinical test of optogenetics lets a person see for the first time in decades, with help from image-enhancing goggles
Cognition
Our Memory Is Even Better Than Experts Thought
In some respects, memory is poor. In others, it is astonishingly good
Neuroscience
Autism and the Social Mind
Social-cognitive neuroscience offers insights into the early course of brain development and its connections to autism spectrum disorder
Neuroscience
New Brain Implant Turns Visualized Letters into Text
The technology lets people with paralysis perform thought dictation at rates approaching the thumb speeds of texters
Behavior
Adolescent Brains Are Wired to Want Status and Respect: That’s an Opportunity for Teachers and Parents
Advances in neuroscience and psychology could lead to real-world benefits in education and mental health
Neuroscience
Forecast or Remember: The Brain Must Choose One
Trying to predict a situation impedes memory formation
Neuroscience
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
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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?”
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Can Science Illuminate Our Inner Dark Matter?
Neither introspection nor brain scans can reveal our deepest thoughts
Cognition
How the Brain Responds to Beauty
Scientists search for the neural basis of an enigmatic experience
Neuroscience
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
Neuroscience
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.
