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Brain-Training Software to Improve Your Driving Skills

Could computer software based on cognitive science improve older drivers' skills?

Loopy Hearing Aid Idea Brings In Speech Loud and Clear

U.S. slow in adopting helpful hearing induction loops

How does background noise affect our concentration?

Mark A. W. Andrews, director and professor of physiology at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa., replies

Prion evolution takes lessons on diversification from viruses

MIND in Pictures: Too Much Coffee

10 Science Letdowns of the New Millennium [Slide Show]

Few flying cars and no fountains of youth: Since 2000 many old science goals have remained as far away as ET's signals

10 Science Letdowns of the New Millennium [Slide Show]

Few flying cars and no fountains of youth: Since 2000 many old science goals have remained as far away as ET's signals

Gingko Doesn't Slow Cognitive Decline in Elderly

Taking the herbal supplement for six years did not keep older adults any sharper

Natural Pot-Like Compound Could Fight Obesity

A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that endocannabinoids, compounds naturally found in the body related to pot's active ingredient, could inform the effort to control appetite...

Music to the (ringing) ears: New therapy targets tinnitus

Going the distance: A new study finds that the reward center in the brains of depressed people lacks endurance

Smaller Fingers Mean More Sensitive Fingertips

A study in the Journal of Neuroscience finds that people with smaller fingers have more sensitive fingertips, probably due to a higher concentration of touch receptors in a given area...

Conditional Consciousness: Predicting Recovery from the Vegetative State

Tests reveal patients in vegetative states can form new memories

Head Chaise: Couching One's Thoughts into a Brain Wave Sofa [Slide Show]

A neuro-feedback-contrived couch in Belgium that came literally out of one of the designer's heads

Head Chaise: Couching One's Thoughts into a Brain Wave Sofa [Slide Show]

A neuro-feedback-contrived couch in Belgium that came literally out of one of the designer's heads

Illusions: The Mona Lisa and Abraham Lincoln

What do the famous portrait and the former U.S. president have in common?

Hockey and Concussions

Researchers are asking hockey players to give up their brains to study the long-term impact of concussions. Christie Nicholson reports

Testosterone bumps up status-seeking behavior, not aggressive risk-taking

Caffeine Merely Masks Alcohol's Effect

An animal study in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience finds that coffee after alcohol consumption might merely make the drinker feel more capable, which could lead to bad decision making...

HIV-related memory loss shares similarity with Alzheimer's