Mind & Brain
Baby Bats Babble through Childhood Like We Do
Fruit bats stand in for vocal-learning mammals in isolation tests to test language development
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Neuroscience
Intuition May Reveal Where Expertise Resides in the Brain
Our ability to provide rapid, accurate answers engages a small area in the brain’s basal ganglia, a hub for learning and automatic behaviors
The Sciences
Octopus Skin Senses Light, No Eyes or Brain Needed
The skin of a California octopus species has a molecular light-sensing mechanism that allows it to change color to match its surroundings with no input from the creature's eyes or brain...
Neuroscience
Could Memory Traces Exist in Cell Bodies?
The long-held belief that memories are stored at synapses—the junctions between cells—may not be the full story
Mind & Brain
When Doctors Advise “Wait and See,” Worries Can Be Crippling
Treating the anxiety inherent in a “watchful waiting” approach might help patients make better medical choices
Mind & Brain
Risky Teen Behavior Is Driven by an Imbalance in Brain Development
A mismatch in the maturation of brain networks leaves adolescents open to risky behavior but also allows for leaps in cognition and adaptability
Health
Doctors, Parents Try to Unravel SCN8A Gene's Role in Epilepsy
One year ago there were a dozen known cases of children with a mutation on the SCN8A gene; now, there are more than 90
Mind & Brain
The Current Biology of the Dress
This week the first wave of research from scientific journals has begun to be published; Current Biology has posted a trio of papers by three different prominent competing color vision labs, each describing their initial studies of The Dress...
Mind & Brain
6 Syndromes with Surprising Psychotherapy Solutions
Ailments we typically think of as bodily might be improved by thought alone
Mind & Brain
Fructose May Motivate People to Seek Out Food
Compared with glucose, fructose activates brain regions that enhance the psychological reward of eating
Cognition
Think of Consciousness as Art Created by the Brain
Our subjective experience of the world may be better explained as art than as illusion
Mind & Brain
The Brain Cells behind a Sense of Direction
Goal-direction cells add to Nobel Prize–winning discoveries to reveal our internal navigation system
What Drives Subconscious Racial Prejudice?
A study of anti-Roma bias in Hungary seeks to identify the roots of subliminal bias
Mind & Brain
Mediterranean Diet with Olive Oil, Nuts Linked to Healthier Brain
Such a diet might help improve memory in older adults, a Spanish study suggests, though the results aren't definitive
An Appreciation of Oliver Sacks, Anti-Theorist of the Mind
So many people are singing the praises of neurologist and author Oliver Sacks that I hesitate to chime in. In February, Sacks revealed in The New York Times that he has terminal cancer, and reviewers are now raving about his new autobiography, On the Move, and entire oeuvre...
Neuroscience
How the Brain Can Be Fooled into Perceiving Movement
These illusions explore how magicians, photographers and performance artists lead us to see motion where none exists
Space & Physics
Mars Travelers Could Suffer Radiation Brain Damage
Mice exposed to radiation akin to what astronauts to Mars would receive experienced cognitive impairment. Lee Billings reports
Mind & Brain
Tapping the Expertise of Patients
Peer counselors are playing a growing role in guiding newcomers to mental health care
Mental Health
How to Be a Better Sleeper
Expert advice on lighting, timing and hacking your dreams
Mind & Brain
Shades of Sensitivity
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death...
