Mind & Brain
Bacterium Reverses Autismlike Behavior in Mice
Findings support idea that the gut's microbiome has a role
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Mind & Brain
Dyslexia Linked to Brain Communication Breakdown
The brain's language centers struggle to access phonetic information
Mind & Brain
Insects Recognize Faces Using Processing Mechanism Similar to That of Humans
Conventional wisdom holds that the ability to recognize faces requires a complex mammalian brain. But some insects are surprisingly adept at this task
Mind & Brain
Neural Workaround Makes for More Practical Bionic Limbs
The secret to building brain-controlled prostheses may be to ignore the brain entirely
Mind & Brain
How Men's Brains Are Wired Differently than Women's
Male brains have more connections within hemispheres to optimize motor skills, whereas female brains are more connected between hemispheres to combine analytical and intuitive thinking
Mind & Brain
We Are More Likely To Lie In the Afternoon
If you want to catch someone in a lie, you'll raise your odds in the afternoons, as most people are more likely to cheat or lie then as opposed to the morning. Christie Nicholson reports...
Mind & Brain
How Happiness Boosts the Immune System
Researchers have struggled to identify how certain states of mind influence physical health. One biologist thinks he has an answer
Mind & Brain
Your Brain Has 2 Clocks
How do you sense the passing of time?
Biology
In Mice Anti-Inflammatories Ameliorate Medical Marijuana's Memory Mishaps
Medical marijuana can interfere with memory and learning, but mice that got pot and anti-inflammatories avoided the detrimental effects. Sophie Bushwick reports
Mind & Brain
Bird Brains Need Testosterone for Strong Song
Male canaries that got testosterone doses throughout their brains made better music than those that got the hormone only at the brain region associated with mating behavior. Sophie Bushwick reports...
The Sciences
Feisty Male Fruit Flies Calmed By Females
Exposure to female fruit fly pheromones activate neurons in male brains that made the males less aggressive with each other. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Biology
The Moral Life of Babies
Yale Psychology Professor Paul Bloom finds the origins of morality in infants
Technology
Neuroelectronics Make Smarter Computer Chips
Computer chips inspired by human neurons can do more with less power
Neuroscience
How Does Meditation Change the Brain?
How Does Meditation Change the Brain? Meditation can sharpen attention, strengthen memory and improve other mental abilities. Scientific American editor Ferris Jabr examines the changes in brain structure behind some of these benefits...
Biology
Night Light Color Could Be Attitude Adjuster
The light you're exposed to at light from gadgets may influence mood, and the light's color could be a determining factor. Allie Wilkinson reports.
Mind & Brain
Software Firm Claims Breakthrough in Computer Vision Will Lead to Better AI
New brain-mimicking artificial intelligence software can read security images called CAPTCHAS as well as people do, its developer says--but scientists are skeptical
The Sciences
Mouse To Scorpion: "Is That All Ya Got?"
Grasshopper mice have evolved biochemical pathways that thwart scorpion venom by reacting to it as a painkiller. Sophie Bushwick reports.
Mind & Brain
Mind-reading Technology Speeds Ahead
By scanning blogs of brain activity, scientists may be able to decode people's thoughts, dreams and intentions
Biology
Why We Are Wired to Connect
Scientist Matthew Lieberman uncovers the neuroscience of human connections—and the broad implications for how we live our lives
Biology
Moms' Brains Get Tickled by Baby Smell
New moms experience brain reward-pathway activation after exposure to smells of newborns. Erika Beras reports
