Mind & Brain
Pupils Dilate or Expand in Response to Mere Thoughts of Light or Dark
Imagination triggers some of the same physical mechanisms involved in actual sight
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Mind & Brain
Naturally Occurring Packets Show Promise for Protecting Brain's Nerve Fibers
Naturally occurring “exosomes” offer a possibility for repairing nerve damage
Mind & Brain
Equations Are Art inside a Mathematician’s Brain
A brain area associated with emotional reactions to beauty activates when mathematicians view especially pleasing formulas
Pharmaceuticals
Should Children Take Antipsychotic Drugs?
Prescriptions are on the rise, but evidence for the drugs' safety and effectiveness is mixed
Mind & Brain
Your Memory May Be Edited
Recent and easily retrievable information can overwrite the details of memories, thus altering them in your mind. Christie Nicholson reports
Mind & Brain
Jazz Improvisers Appear to Use Language Brain Areas
Brain scans of musicians as they improvised in a musical dialogue with another player showed that the improvisers used regions involved in syntax during production of language. Sophie Bushwick reports ...
Mind & Brain
Fluorescent Injections Used to Create Comprehensive Map of Mouse Brain
The detailed map could be used to help scientists understand the basis of neurological or psychiatric disorders in humans
Mind & Brain
Virtual Reality Treatment Relieves Amputee's Phantom Pain
A virtual arm superimposed over a live video feed of the patient was controlled using electrodes attached to his stump
Mind & Brain
Zapping the Brain Increases Art's Appeal
People find art more beautiful when certain areas of their brain are electrically stimulated
Mind & Brain
A Look under the Hood: A New Tool Set for Neuroscientists [Video]
Technology that can image and switch brain circuits on and off is what will take neuroscience to the next level
Mind & Brain
Lassie and Timmy Hear Vocals in Same Brain Area
Functional MRI brain scans show that man and man's best friend use analogous brain regions to process vocalizations of both their own and the other species. Sophie Bushwick reports
Neuroscience
Technologies for Hacking the Brain
Big science lights the way to an understanding of how the world's most complex machine gives rise to our thoughts and emotions
Mind & Brain
Young Musicians Reap Long-Term Neuro Benefits
People who played instruments as children responded a bit quicker to complex speech sounds as adults, even if they had not played an instrument in many years. Erika Beras reports
The Sciences
Students Combine Arts and Science While Exploring "Transhumanism" [Slide Show]
Over the course of four weeks students developed prototypes of devices meant to bridge the gap between human and machine
Mind & Brain
Feeling Simpatico with Your Dog? It May Be Based on Similar Human–Canine Brain Structures
New research shows that humans and dogs have very similar voice-sensitive brain regions, which may help explain our intense bonds with these furry, four-legged friends
Behavior
Debate on Who Is Smart Enough to Be Executed
The Supreme Court will soon grapple with the science of how intellectual disability is measured. The arguments will bear on applying the death penalty to people who don't understand the legal process...
Mind & Brain
Calming a Child's Mind
New techniques help kids develop healthy behaviors and lasting resilience
Biology
Prions Are Key to Preserving Long-Term Memories
The famed protein chain reaction that made mad cow disease a terror may be involved in helping to ensure that our recollections don't fade
Neuroscience
The New Rule of Educational Video Games: Don't Be Boring [Video]
We’ve come a long way since Oregon Trail
Mind & Brain
Multiple Stresses Killed Snail Memory
When pond snails, a model organism used in memory research, faced multiple stressors simultaneously, it forgot a behavior it had trained for. Allie Wilkinson reports.
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