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Neuroscientist Probes the Mind for Clues to End Conflicts

Infant Stress Affects Teen Brain

Two-decade study reveals neural connection between early stress and anxiety and depression in girls.

Cultivator of Brain Parts

An ambitious researcher wrestles with some of the grand challenges of neural development

Autism and the Technical Mind: Live Chat with Simon Baron-Cohen, November 9, 10 A.M. EST

The children of engineers, mathematicians and other technical-minded people may be more likely to develop autism. Professor Baron-Cohen joins us to answer your questions

Are Geeky Couples More Likely to Have Kids with Autism?

Children of scientists and engineers may inherit genes that not only confer intellectual talents but also predispose them to autism

Undead-End: Fungus That Controls Zombie-Ants Has Own Fungal Stalker

A specialized parasite fungus can control ants' behavior. But that fungus also faces its own deadly, specialized parasites

See This: Hallucinations with Oliver Sacks, November 9, 8 P.M. EST [Live]

The renown neurologist talks about how the brain creates hallucinations—watch this hour-long discussion live and send questions to him via Twitter

Speaking Science: Why People Don’t Hear What You Say

A lesson in communication from Scientific American

How Brainless Slime Molds Redefine Intelligence [Video]

Single-celled amoebae can remember, make decisions and anticipate change, urging scientists to rethink intelligent behavior

How to Grow a Retina from Stem Cells

Biologists have coaxed cells to form a retina, a step toward growing replacement organs outside the body

Mechanism of General Anesthesia Involves Disrupting Brain Communication

A rapid onset of slow-oscillation brain waves has now been linked to anesthesia's comalike state

Why Genes Don’t Predict Voting Behavior

When it comes to complex behaviors, gene variants don't count for much

Borges and Memory: Encounters with the Human Brain [Excerpt]

What is the genesis of Funes the Memorious , the Jorge Luis Borges story about a mnemonist that fascinates neuroscientists, and is as famed a fictional treatise on memory as anything but Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past?...

How Do Animals Become Zombies? Instant Egghead [Video]

Scientific American explains how animals--and possibly humans--can become real-life zombies

How We Process Horrible Sounds

Researchers develop a model for how we find certain sounds, like nails on a chalkboard, unbearable. Christie Nicholson reports

The BuZZZ: Sleepy Honeybees Have Harder Time Recalling Recent Experiences

A new study shows slumber-deprived bees take longer to consolidate new memories

Why Do Paper Cuts Hurt So Much? - Instant Egghead

Some of the most infuriating and stabbing pain is caused by nothing but a thin sheet of paper. Scientific American editor Ferris Jabr explains why the page of a book can sometimes cause more anguish than a blade...

Spooky Science: Make a Ghostly Illusion

A visual Halloween trick from Scientific American

How Slight Sleep Deprivation Could Add Extra Pounds

New analysis shows that metabolic effects caused by even a couple nights with less than six hours of shut-eye may feed obesity

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