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Neuroscience

  1. the brain
    The Neuroscience of Anorexia Reveals Why It’s So Hard to TreatThe behavior associated with the eating disorder is more like a habit than some kind of extreme willpower. 
    By Carrie Arnold
  2. neuroscience
    How Food Porn Hijacks Your BrainMmm, sweet creamery butter.
    By Christian Jarrett
  3. the brain
    Win Your Next Argument by Citing Meaningless NeurobabblePeople tend to find explanations that include references to the brain very convincing, even if those references are mostly nonsense. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  4. neuroscience
    David Eagleman Would Like to Introduce You to Your BrainNeuroscientist David Eagleman wants to make you more conscious.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. neuroscience
    Has the Age of Neuromarketing Finally Arrived?Get ready for debates about what is and isn’t an appropriate use of an fMRI machine.
    By Christian Jarrett
  6. mental illness
    Drugs and Talk Therapy Affect the Brain in Different WaysAnd sometimes they offer complementary benefits, suggests a new study.
    By Christian Jarrett
  7. neuroscience
    Here’s What Neuroscience’s Newest ‘Genius’ Discovered About the BrainA discovery about your brain cells’ “eat me” signs.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. neuroscience
    Does Reading Literature Really Beef Up Your Brain?A new study offers hints.
    By Christian Jarrett
  9. the brain
    Remembering 7 of Oliver Sacks’s Most Fascinating Case StudiesRevisiting the famed neurologist’s work after his death this weekend. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  10. the brain
    Some People Can’t Form Pictures in Their HeadsImagine that. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  11. neuroscience
    The Neuroscience of Being a Selfish JerkBasic fairness apparently doesn’t come naturally to people with Machiavellian traits.
    By Christian Jarrett
  12. loneliness
    Lonely People’s Brains Work DifferentlyA finding that can help explain some self-perpetuating cycles.
    By Christian Jarrett
  13. anxiety
    A Neuroscientist Argues That Everybody Is Misunderstanding Fear and AnxietyAnd he thinks it may be his fault.
    By Casey Schwartz
  14. perception
    Why Screaming Gets Our AttentionWe all know there’s something compelling about shrill shrieks and blood-curdling wails, but a new study casts some light on what that something is.
    By Jack Holmes
  15. neuroscience
    At a Neurological Level, Narcissists Are NeedyThey may act confident, but their brains don’t lie.
    By Christian Jarrett
  16. work
    This Neuroscientist Says Deadlines Crush Your CreativityIt’s because anxiety impedes creative thoughts.
    By Melissa Dahl
  17. the brain
    How One Brain Came Back From UnconsciousnessA car accident left 19-year-old Dylan Rizzo in a coma. This is the story of the long, perilous crawl to recovery.
    By Stephen S. Hall
  18. atypical
    What It’s Like to Remember Nothing From Your PastNo looking back. Because you can’t.   
    By Melissa Dahl
  19. strange cases
    The Woman With No Sense of Personal SpaceA real-life close-talker. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  20. the brain
    Neuroscientist Shaves Her Head So You Dolts Might Understand How Brains WorkDedication. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  21. How Exercise May Protect Against Alzheimer’sIt’s all about a hormone dubbed Klotho.
    By Melissa Dahl
  22. strange cases
    The Woman Whose Brain Gave Her a Fake AccentForeign accent syndrome is a rare consequence of a brain injury. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  23. neuroscience
    What a Neuroscientist Said About Jon Stewart’s BrainComedians may have more in common with rappers than you’d think, for one. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  24. creativity
    What a Neuroscientist Said About Eminem’s BrainEm might have a tiny dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  25. the brain
    You’re Not Losing Your Memory. You’re Just Distracted.The difference between flaky moments of forgetfulness and potential signs of Alzheimer’s.
    By Melissa Dahl
  26. the brain
    Signs You’re Suffering From ‘Dementia of the Preoccupied’A modern (if made-up) neurological ailment. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  27. memory
    Can Your Brain Permanently Delete Something Like Your PIN?When trying to recall something you’ve forgotten only ensures that you’ll keep forgetting. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  28. neuroscience
    Texting Is Supercharging the Part of Our Brain Connected to Our Thumbs Thumbs up to the sensiromotor cortex.
    By Jesse Singal
  29. psychology
    Some People Like the Voices in Their HeadsIt’s not always a negative experience. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  30. memory
    What ‘Serial’ Can Teach us About MemoryWe’re relying on some dangerously outdated notions about how human memory works.
    By Naomi Shavin
  31. the brain
    Creepy Robot Makes You Feel a Ghostly Presence Spooky.
    By Melissa Dahl
  32. the brain
    Pregnancy Doesn’t Actually Make Women DumberAnd the “baby brain” myth is likely contributing to prejudice against pregnant women.
    By Christian Jarrett
  33. the brain
    Let’s Take a Closer Look at Your Brain’s ‘Inner GPS’A conversation with a neuroscientist on the research that just won a Nobel prize. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  34. child development
    Parents May Soon Have Brain-Boosting Baby ToysVideo from a new study shows how it will work.
    By Jesse Singal
  35. neuroscience
    Tweeting While Watching TV Linked to Fewer Brain CellsStop multitasking.
    By Melissa Dahl
  36. neuroscience
    Who Would Donate a Kidney to a Stranger? An ‘Anti-Psychopath’They’re like psychopaths. But exactly the opposite. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  37. neuroscience
    This Is Your Brain on PunishmentOur brain overrides our desire to punish someone when it finds out the harm was accidental.
    By Jesse Singal