Brain
How Does the Brain Process Art?
New imaging techniques are mapping the locations of our aesthetic response
November 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
How Do Our Brains Process Music?
In an excerpt from his new book, David Byrne explains why sometimes, he prefers hearing nothing
October 2012 |
By David Byrne
A Single Brain Structure May Give Winners That Extra Physical Edge
An extraordinary insula helps elite athletes better anticipate their body's upcoming feelings, improving their physical reactions
July 26, 2012 |
By Sandra Upson
Temple Grandin on a New Approach for Thinking About Thinking
The famed author and advocate for people with autism looks at the differences in how the human mind operates
July 2012 |
By Temple Grandin
Your Brain, By the Numbers
Somehow, the brain is greater than the sum of its parts
July 2012 |
By Laura Helmuth
Animal Brains, More Beautiful Than You Could Ever Imagine
More than just eye candy, these images are teaching scientists new insights into how the brain is organized
July 2012 |
By Laura Helmuth
Music Playlists to Soothe Your Mind
Neuropsychiatrist Galina Mindlin suggests that listening to particular songs on your mp3 player can make you a more productive person
January 2012 |
By Erica R. Hendry
Top Ten Myths About the Brain
When it comes to this complex, mysterious, fascinating organ, what do—and don’t—we know?
May 20, 2011 |
By Laura Helmuth
Beauty of the Brain
Stunning new images reveal the marvelous and mysterious world inside our heads
March 2011 |
By Laura Helmuth
The Shock of War
World War I troops were the first to be diagnosed with shell shock, an injury – by any name – still wreaking havoc
September 2010 |
By Caroline Alexander
Melvin Konner on the Evolution of Childhood
The anthropologist and physician talks about how our understanding of child development will change
August 2010 |
By Terence Monmaney
How Our Brains Make Memories
Surprising new research about the act of remembering may help people with post-traumatic stress disorder
May 2010 |
By Greg Miller
Brain Cells for Socializing
Does an obscure nerve cell help explain what gorillas, elephants, whales—and people—have in common?
June 2009 |
By Ingfei Chen
Accents Are Forever
By their first birthday, babies are getting locked into the sounds of the language they hear spoken
January 2001 |
By Edwin Kiester, Jr.
