Mind & Brain
We Listen with Our Hands, Too
Hearing action words can cause subtle motor responses--but context is key. Daisy Yuhas reports
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Neuroscience
Mind Theorist Finds the Keys to Conflict Resolution in Neuroscience
Knowledge of how the brain intuits what someone else is thinking helps Rebecca Saxe devise possible solutions to seemingly intractable political and social conflicts
Mind & Brain
Self-Awareness with a Simple Brain
Case studies suggest that some forms of consciousness may not require an intact cerebrum
Mind & Brain
Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains
The connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought
The Sciences
Parrots Mimic Other Specific Parrots
Parrots appear to purposely imitate the calls of other individual parrots from which they wish to get a response. Karen Hopkin reports
Technology
Smart Helmets Could Flag Players at Trauma Risk
Force sensors in headgear could signal whether a hit is strong enough to cause concern should the player receive a second serious blow. Larry Greenemeier reports
Mind & Brain
People Use Same Brain Regions to Read Alphabetic and Logographic Languages
Whether reading Chinese characters or French words written alphabetically, the same areas light up in our brains, an insight that could inform learning strategies for literacy
The Sciences
Crocodile Skin Confers Delicate Touch Sense
The bumps that cover the skin of crocodilians are full of nerve endings that are exquisitely sensitive to pressure and vibration. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
The Sciences
Olfactory Overload Causes White Smell
Combining a wide variety of odors gives rise to a nondescript scent, just as combining colors of many wavelengths generates white light. Karen Hopkin reports
Mind & Brain
When Old Habits Die Easy
New research finds a way to break an embedded habit, even a bad habit, at least for mice. Christie Nicholson reports
Mind & Brain
Autism Symptoms Reversed in Mice
Neural 'hyperconnections' caused by runaway protein production can be undone.
Technology
How Far Away Is Mind-Machine Integration?
Forget voice control or gesture recognition: gadgets may soon link directly to our brains
Mind & Brain
Placebos Work Better on Stoics
Placebo painkillers do less for people who tend toward hostility and work best for the naturally resilient. Karen Hopkin reports
Biology
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness [Excerpt]
In a new memoir a young journalist traces her recovery from an autoimmune disorder that masqueraded as psychosis
Biology
Misfolded Protein Transmits Parkinson's from Cell to Cell
A link between cell death and protein clumps opens a new pathway to possible treatment
Mind & Brain
Brain Scans of Rappers Shed Light on Creativity
A relaxation of "executive functions" during rapping allows for more natural de-focused attention and uncensored processes to occur--possibly the hallmark of creativity, a researcher says...
Math
Statistics Win in U.S. Election
Neuroscientist Sam Wang says that predicting vote winners is easy if you understand median-based statistics, probabilities and some Bayesian statistics
The Sciences
Rats Direct Inhalations for Smell Focus
Rats change the way air flows across the insides of their nostrils to direct the scent to the nasal region where it can be best detected. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
Mind & Brain
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Biology
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