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Breaking down the brain for everyone to understand

2024 Neuroscience Year in Review

Our writers share what got them excited about neuroscience in 2024.

December 20, 2024
Under the influence: The mechanics of brainwashing

How can the brain be manipulated into adopting new beliefs?

December 17, 2024
Queen of the hill

Exploring recent advances in neuroscience that have taught us how ants brains help build their societies

December 11, 2024
From the brain’s view: Surviving a multitasking world

Sometimes it feels like a hundred different things require our attention at a given moment. Why is it hard to focus on many things at once and how much multitasking can our brains really manage?

December 3, 2024
Magnetic manipulation of brain activity to treat mental illness

About 1 in 5 adults in the United States are coping with the symptoms of a mental health disorder. Here, we discuss a clinical technique called TMS that uses magnets to directly alter brain activity and discuss how it’s helping us learn more about some mental illnesses.

November 26, 2024
Under the weather

Whether you’re a snowbird or a beachcomber, your mood might change with the weather.

November 19, 2024
Psychological Biases in Voting

Last week, Americans had many issues to consider when casting their vote. Recent research suggests a variety of psychological factors may have influenced those decisions beyond the candidates’ policy stances.

November 12, 2024
When worms invade: Exploring a common parasite and its role in epilepsy

Food-borne parasites can invade the body and even the brain. Once they’re in, they can even lead to neurological disorders like epilepsy. Come read about the neuroscience of a condition known as neurocysticercosis.

November 5, 2024
Patient S.M.: Neuroscience’s most fearless participant

From creepy-crawlies to horror films, S.M. takes them all in stride. For almost 35 years, she has been helping neuroscientists understand why.

October 29, 2024