Neuroscience
Autism, OCD and Attention Deficit May Share Brain Markers
All three illnesses linked to glitches in nerve bundle linking brain hemispheres
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Neuroscience
"Neural Dust" Could Enable a Fitbit for the Nervous System
Ultrasound powers wireless devices that can monitor nerves deep in the body
Biology
Metabolism in Mind: New Insights into the "Gut–Brain Axis" Spur Commercial Efforts to Target It
What if controlling the appetite were as easy as flipping a switch?
Neurology
Seeking Cures for Terrible Brain Diseases
A researcher explains the promise of stem cells for treating neurodegenerative disease
Cognition
Aviator’s Dilemma: Pilots Encounter Illusions Everywhere
Military aviators learn to second-guess their senses
Neuroscience
After Another Statistical Speed Bump, Is the Science of fMRI Learning from Its Mistakes?
A recent study, and its response, heralds a new level of self-scrutiny for this area
Neurology
Is Huntington’s Disease an Unintended Consequence of Having a Highly Sophisticated Brain?
The gene that causes a devastating neurodegenerative disease may also have been critical in the evolution of our species
Neuroscience
Body Odor Is Less Offensive from "One of Us"
Feelings of affiliation reduce disgust
Cognition
Experience How Colors Play with Your Mind
Colors can change with their surroundings and spread beyond the lines
Neuroscience
Can We Learn How to Forget?
Neuroscientists begin to understand how the brain controls its own memory center
Neuroscience
How Your Brain Learns Physics
A new study shows the brain repurposes everyday neural networks to learn high-level scientific concepts
Neuroscience
The Power of Afterimages in the Mind
Staring at images can temporarily reset retinal cells and cause ghostly visions
Neuroscience
Inbred Songbirds Croon out of Tune
Inbred canaries sang songs with less pure tones, and at slightly different pitches, than their outbred cousins—and female canaries seemed to be able to tell the difference. ...
Neurology
Alzheimer’s Patients Face Flurry of Fees While Waiting for Specialized Care
The costs for reminders to eat, shower or take medication can be staggering
Neurology
Do Popular Heartburn Meds Really Cause Dementia?
A recent study of proton pump inhibitors suggests—but does not prove—a link
Neurology
Could Trashing Junk Proteins Quash Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and Huntington’s?
Scientists search for the Marie Kondo of the brain—a drug to clear cellular debris
Cognition
Images That Disappear and Reappear
Fading illusions play hide-and-seek with your perception
Cognition
Straight Lines That Curve, Circles That Twist and Other Mind-Bending Illusions
Illusions that distort your perception
Cognition
The Brain Sees Faces Everywhere
When seeing is believing
Neuroscience
How the Brain Builds Memory Chains
Recollections of successive events physically entangle each other when brain cells store them
