Neuroscience
Drunk Mice Get the Munchies
A study in mice reveals that alcohol activates brain cells linked to hunger
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Behavior
Tomorrow’s Criminal Justice
Untapped human abilities and new technologies could identify criminals and fight crime
Experimental Alzheimer's Treatments Offer Hope Despite Recent Drug Failures
The head of a foundation that funds unexplored approaches predicts multiple therapies will reach patients in the next 10 years
Neuroscience
How Do Connectomes Contribute to Human Cognition?
Alexander Fornito, an associate professor at the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences in Melbourne, Australia, responds
Neuroscience
Eating These Foods Makes Men More Attractive to Women
Women prefer the scent of men who eat diets rich in certain foods—including garlic!
Neuroscience
Dopamine: The Currency of Desire
Rethinking the “pleasure molecule” could help scientists better understand addiction, Parkinson’s disease and motivation
Neuroscience
Brains in a Jar May Help Fight Disease [Video]
A leader in the technique of growing mini brains talks about their benefits for research
A Snowy Illusion for the Holidays
Once you know the "Snow Blind illusion," you won’t be able to wait for winter
Neuroscience
Building a Brain in the Lab
Scientists copy nature’s most complex organ in the hope of solving the mysteries of brain disorders, from autism to Alzheimer’s
Cognition
Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming
Research shows that maintaining eye contact can make it harder to think
Neuroscience
Pregnancy Primes the Brain for Motherhood
Areas of the brain related to social cognition shrink in first-time mothers—a structural change that could boost maternal attachment. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Neuroscience
Pregnancy Causes Lasting Changes in a Woman's Brain
New mothers showed evidence of neural remodeling up to two years after giving birth
Neuroscience
Pitch-Aware Marmosets Provide New Model for Human Hearing
The animals are giving scientists a glimpse into the pattern of neurons responsible for communication
Faster Than the Speed of Vision
Scientists have found the speed limit of vision with an illusion in which nothing moves at all...
Neurology
Repeated Anesthesia Exposure Could Hurt Young Brains, FDA Warns
The agency will require new warnings on medication labels
Neurology
Why Sleep Disorders May Precede Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
When the body’s biological clock goes awry, insomnia and related disruptions may be an early sign of pending cognitive decline
Neuroscience
From the Magic of Exercise to the Mind of an Octopus
A look inside the January/February issue of Scientific American Mind
Neuroscience
Your Pun-Divided Attention: How the Brain Processes Wordplay
To understand puns, the left and right brain hemispheres have to work together
Cognition
"Power Poses" Don't Stand Up
A 2010 study claimed that striking certain poses could alter hormone levels and risk-taking behavior. But subsequent studies can’t replicate that finding. Christopher Intagliata reports. ...
Neuroscience
So, You Want to Be a Synesthete?
Several “artificial” approaches exist but most evidence suggests that training cannot capture a synesthete’s experience
