Neuroscience
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
A Scientific American analysis finds this trend differs based on where one lives
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Behavior
fMRI Testing Holds Promise in Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
We can now tell what someone finds sexually interesting without them knowing
Cognition
Preventing Dementia: New Report Says Not Much Is Proved to Work
National Academies review says cognitive training evidence remains scant
Evolution
Does Dancing Just Feel Good, or Did It Help Early Humans Survive?
Do humans dance just for fun, or did it help our ancestors survive thousands of years ago?
Engineering
Quick-Thinking AI Camera Mimics the Human Brain
The device will use artificial neurons and synapses to improve self-driving vehicle and drone performance
Neuroscience
Watch the Human Brain Come to Life in This Stunning Piece of Art
Drawn and etched with algorithms, Greg Dunn’s masterpiece is unique in more ways than one
High Chair Philosophers
Toddlers understand more than you might think about scientific inquiry
Neuroscience
How One Memory Attaches to Another
A technical revolution provides insight into how the brain links memories, a process critical for understanding and organizing the world around us
Cognition
Fetuses May Respond to Faces While in the Womb
Babies develop a preference for face-like light patterns even before birth
Neuroscience
Mind over Meal: Does Weight-Loss Surgery Rewire Gut–Brain Connections?
New evidence hints that bariatric surgery changes the dialogue between bowel and brain
Policy
Opioids Still Needed by Some Pain Patients
The "other victims" of the opioid epidemic are pain patients who need the drugs but cannot now get them because of fears related to their use
Neuroscience
Smell Test May Sniff Out Oncoming Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
How an unlikely clue could help solve the mystery of two devastating disorders
Neuroscience
Can Stimulating a Nerve in the Ear Make You a Whiz in Mandarin Class?
A technology program tries to enhance the brain’s learning ability
Neurology
Even a Moderate Amount of Drinking Could Cause Brain Decline
Having eight to 12 drinks per week was linked to hippocampus shrinkage in a study of several hundred Londoners
Neuroscience
“A Feature, Not a Bug”: George Church Ascribes His Visionary Ideas to Narcolepsy
Projects at the famed biologist’s lab include DNA data storage and resurrecting the woolly mammoth
Neuroscience
New Simpler Parkinson’s Tests Probe Walking, Talking, Typing
New tests show promise for detecting the neurodegenerative condition earlier
Neuroscience
Brain Scans May Forecast Autism in Babies
Checks on 6-month-old infants accurately predict which children will be diagnosed at age 2
Cognition
Working Memory: How You Keep Things “In Mind” Over the Short Term
Given its central role in our mental life working memory may become important in our quest to understand consciousness itself
Neurology
Sleep Shrinks the Brain’s Synapses to Make Room for New Learning
The process keeps the attic of your mind well organized
Neuroscience
Homing In on the Brain's "Cuddling" Circuitry
Stimulating bonding among voles could offer insights into human coupling
