Facing Death, Oliver Sacks Says He Wants to Live ‘in the Richest, Deepest, Most Productive’ Way
Feb 20, 2015 On revealing that he has terminal cancer, the famed neurologist and author has displayed an admirably positive, and even courageous, attitude.
Multitasking: It’s Dangerous and It Doesn’t Really Exist
Jan 21, 2015 Neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin summarizes the latest research into the neurological effects of so-called multitasking in a world where email, Facebook and instant messaging demand our attention more or less constantly.
Nobel Prize Winners Discovered Brain’s ‘You Are Here’ Cells
Oct 6, 2014 Three neuroscientists have won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of the brain's internal GPS system -- knowledge of which has eluded experts for centuries.
Sugar and Other Carbs May Be Damaging Your Memory, Among Several Crucial Brain Functions
Jul 10, 2014
There’s Been a Master Clock Inside You Telling You When to Sleep Since Before Your Birth
Apr 27, 2014
And Now for Your Gender-Biased Brain Science Update
Dec 3, 2013 This just in: Men's and women's brains are different. Like, structurally different.
China’s Online Monitors Outnumber Its Soldiers
Oct 16, 2013 There are 2 million people surveilling Internet usage in China, half a million more than are safeguarding the country in its army; memory's fallibility is a good thing, according to some neuroscientists; meanwhile, the Fukushima disaster is enough evidence that all nuclear plants should be shut down. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Obama’s Brain Plans
Feb 20, 2013 The same administration that brought you the "Disposition Matrix" -- a blueprint for tracking, capturing or killing alleged terrorism suspects -- is investing in a decade-long effort to build a comprehensive map of the human brain.
Drama Over Including Gays in Immigration Reform
Feb 1, 2013 Though President Obama is trying to find a place for gay binational couples in his immigration reform plan, Republicans such as Sen. Lindsey Graham just won't have it; as a tribute to the late Aaron Swartz, MIT should make academic articles free to the public; meanwhile, new studies show that urbanites have developed neural responses that keep them constantly on the lookout for danger. These discoveries and more after the jump.
The Brain-Vagina Connection
Sep 8, 2012 In the course of writing her new book, “Vagina: A New Biography,” author and activist Naomi Wolf discovered research in neuroscience that strongly suggests that “the vagina is not just a sex organ at all, but a powerful mediator of female confidence, creativity and the sense of the connections between things.”
