Alone, but not lonely

Socially distancing from each other has been tough, and being alone also has biological consequences. However, being alone and being lonely are not the same.

March 24, 2020 0

LSD on the brain

A psychedelic drug may be a therapeutic breakthrough

February 25, 2020 1

The Bilingual Brain

Research finds that learning to speak more than one language, especially as a child, leads to long-lasting cognitive benefits.

January 28, 2020 0

The World in Color

How do our brains perceive color, and why do some people and animals see color differently?

November 26, 2019 0

Learning to Read the Mind

Signals in the brain can be decoded to infer visual experiences

November 12, 2019 0

The Neuroscience of Dyslexia

Research shows less activity in the brain’s “reading network” in people with dyslexia. How can we use this knowledge for early intervention?

September 24, 2019 0

That’s Too Real

Why do we find some robots cute and others disturbing? New research points to a representation of the Uncanny Valley effect in the brain.

August 20, 2019 0

Infantile amnesia: Why can’t we remember early childhood?

The rapid development of the hippocampus in childhood may explain why it’s nearly impossible to recall memories from our early years.

July 23, 2019 0

Yoga and the brain

Yoga and meditation may soon be used as interventions for clinical conditions such as depression

June 18, 2019 0

The Dreaming Brain

The neuroscience behind dreaming

May 28, 2019 2

Manipulating Memories

As we learn more about how memories are formed and stored in the brain, researchers are now discovering the many ways in which memories can be altered on a neuronal level.

May 21, 2019 0

The quest for emotion mirror neurons

For years, scientists had predicted the existence of neurons in the brain that respond to both the experience and the observation of an emotion. It now seems that they have found them in rats!

May 7, 2019 1