Neuroscience
Playing Tetris Could Stop Traumatic Memories from Becoming Flashbacks
The visually stimulating game seems to lessen the blow of disturbing events when they are recalled
How a Transparent Fish May Help Decode the Brain
An outspoken Harvard neuroscientist is tackling the wondrous challenge of understanding the workings of the brain
Could This Head Gear Help Treat Parkinson's Disease?
Students at Johns Hopkins University have created an at-home brain-stimulating device to ease Parkinson's symptoms
Hovering Hawkmoths Slow Down Their Brains to See in the Dark
The insects’ night vision appears to be finely tuned to the movement of their flower food sources
Make New Memories But Keep the Old, With a Little Help From Electrodes
Matthew Walker thinks there may be a way to simulate deep sleep—vital for memory—by sending a low current to a person's brain
Discussion
Reader responses to our May issue
10 New Things Science Says About Being a Mom
Such as, how much time she spends with her child doesn’t matter as much as we think
The Quest to Upload Your Mind Into the Digital Space
The idea is about as science fiction as it gets. But surprising progress in neuroscience has some entrepreneurs ready to press "send"
Cognitive Scientists Question a Journal's Gender Balance
A major journal publishes a special issue with a striking lack of women authors
How Einstein's Brain Ended Up at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia
Sixty years after the great scientist's death, his gray matter is on display
Brain Implants May Be Able to Shock Damaged Memories Back Into Shape
With funding from the Defense Department, scientists have begun work on devices that would use electric pulses to realign a memory process gone awry
MIT Researchers Think They Can Spot Early Signs of Parkinson's in the Way People Type
By monitoring how long we hold down keystrokes, it may be possible to detect neurological diseases years before other symptoms appear
Study Suggests Thinking Less Is Key to Faster Learning
New research shows sometimes our own brains get in the way of acquiring new skills
Men and Women See Things Differently (No, Literally)
Color perception may actually have something to do with gender
As We Get Older We Get More Tolerant of Discordant Music
Hearing loss isn’t the only thing that changes our music perception as we age
A Tired Brain Could Actually Be More Creative
The wandering thoughts brought on by fatigue can lead to insight
Gold Nanoparticles Can Remote Control the Brain
It’s just the latest twist in nanotech that is using gold as medicine
When Even the Simplest Word Looks Weird And Wrong You Have Wordnesia
We don’t really know why it happens, but at least there is a term for it
Our Brains Hate Waiting So We Sped Up Everything Else
Sidewalk rage, road rage and anger at slow-loading web pages are all part of our evolutionary inheritance
This Might Be Why Handshaking Evolved
A new study shows that shaking hands is a covert way for us to unconsciously sniff out each other’s chemical signals
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