Fitness
Even Thinking about Nearby Smartphones or Tablets May Disrupt Kids' Sleep
Two thirds of teens leave a device on while sleeping in bed at night
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Neuroscience
Sleeping While Awake
During microsleep, the entire brain nods off so briefly that we often don’t notice it. Now research shows that individual neurons in the brain can slumber, too, especially when we are sleep-deprived ...
Neuroscience
The Beat Goes Off: Scientists Pinpoint the Loss of Musical Perception
A lesion study tracks an acquired inability to perceive music to the brain’s right-hemisphere
Neuroscience
How Your Heartbeat May Trick Your Senses
The brain reacts oddly to stimuli in sync with the heart
Neuroscience
An Anti-Addiction Drug Called Ibogaine Could Be a Wonder Cure–Or an Addict Killer
Ibogaine, an anti-addiction drug that is illegal in the U.S., could cure more drug users than any other treatment—or kill them
Neurology
Could a Diabetes Drug Help Beat Alzheimer's Disease?
Metformin may slow or reverse dementia and cognitive impairment, even in nondiabetics
Culture
New Books about Mind Control, Mental Rest and Why We Swear
Scientific American Mind weighs in on recent titles from neuroscience and psychology
Neuroscience
New Experiences Help Speed Up Brain Development in Mice
Researchers unravel how new neurons connect to existing neural networks
Neuroscience
People with Autism May See Motion Faster
A surprising visual advantage might help lead to better and speedier diagnosis
Neuroscience
A Study Power Move: Sleep between Sessions
New research suggests sleep doesn’t just help learning, it helps “relearning” as well
Neuroscience
Should Kids Be Allowed to Play Soccer?
One heading session may result in temporary memory impairment
Neuroscience
Liar, Liar: How the Brain Adapts to Telling Tall Tales
Neural responses decline after repeated acts of dishonesty, research suggests
Neuroscience
Scientists “Switch Off” Self-Control Using Brain Stimulation
A clever experiment pinpoints the brain region involved in taking the perspective of our future selves or that of others
Cognition
Poor Sleepers Worse at Recognizing Unfamiliar Faces
Subjects suffering insomnia got more wrong answers in a face-matching task—but they were paradoxically more confident of their responses. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Biology
Yawns Help the Brain Keep Its Cool
Theory has it yawning helps cool the brain—and it turns out animals with bigger brains do indeed tend to yawn longer. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Neuroscience
Weight-Loss Surgery Alters the Brain
Changes in neural activity may help explain why gastric bypass is so effective
Neuroscience
The Stars in Your Eyes
Galileo saw celestial spheres spinning in space, but was dismayed by effects we now know arose in his brain: The same Jovian moon could appear small or big depending on whether it was dark or bright against its background...
Neuroscience
Tales of a Stone Age Neuroscientist
By honing ax-making skills while scanning their own brains, researchers are studying how cognition evolved
Neuroscience
Brain Stimulation Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel His Hand Again
The study participant reported feeling sensations that were “possibly natural”
Behavior
Debate 2016: What Goes on in Your Brain When People Invade Your Personal Space?
We lack control over our reactions when somebody gets too close
