Neuroscience
The Brain’s Face Recognition System Is Easy to Fool
The human brain is good at identifying faces, but illusions can fool our “face sense”
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Neuroscience
Mind-Controlled Robo-Skeleton Enables Paraplegics to Regain Some Motion
Researchers were surprised when brain–machine interfaces resulted in paralyzed patients’ recovery of long-lost sensation and muscle control
Neuroscience
The Visual Tricks of the Color Red
The facts and fictions of crimson perception
Neuroscience
Olympic Gold May Depend on the Brain's Reward Chemical
A new study reveals that dopamine may help propel athletes into elite mode
Neurology
Athletes are Keeping Their Distance from a Genetic Test for Concussion Risks
Elite athletes aren’t jumping at the chance to get tested either
Biology
Watch a Wasp Take Control of a Cockroach’s Brain [Video]
A video captures the dark side of insect mind control
Cognition
How Does Exercise Benefit Cognition?
David R. Jacobs, a professor in the division of epidemiology and community health at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, and Na Zhu, a researcher in the same department, explain...
Neuroscience
Readers Respond to "The Mind of a Terrorist" and More
Letters about Scientific American Mind’s May/June 2016 issue
Neuroscience
Pain Is Controlled as Much by the Brain as by Sensation
Pain is an emotion
Neuroscience
New Imaging Technique Provides First Look at Gene Activity in the Living Human Brain
The innovative method, which appears to show gene activation, is a cousin of PET
Behavior
Work Smarter, Vote Wiser, Sleep Better
A look inside the new issue of Scientific American Mind
Neuroscience
MIT Challenges The New York Times over Book on Famous Brain Patient
200 neuroscientists from around the world are raising questions about an excerpt that published in the paper on Sunday
Biology
How a Wasp Turns Cockroaches into Zombies
A special chemical blend injected into the brains of cockroaches makes them pawns in the jewel wasp’s control—and perfect live food for its offspring
Cognition
Fearsome Halloween-Themed Illusions
Spooky illusions trick and treat your brain
Neuroscience
Autism, OCD and Attention Deficit May Share Brain Markers
All three illnesses linked to glitches in nerve bundle linking brain hemispheres
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
