Why does too much spice feel like fire?
Too hot to handle
Tone-Deafness and the Brain
How does our brain help us sing in tune and what goes wrong in tone-deaf individuals?
Echo, Echo
Humans and bats use similar strategies to localize sounds
The Cells of Consciousness
How close is science to finding the cellular source of consciousness?
No pain… a lot to gain
Can anesthesia lead us to better pain killers?
The Sound of Music Therapy: Harmony between the Brain and its Memories
How can scientists and health professionals harness the power of music for more than just dancing?
Masters of Disguise
How swinging a bat and camouflage are more similar than you think
Psychedelics lead to long-lasting brain changes
These substances could prove to be potential therapies for mood and substance disorders.
Sense from the Noise
How do our brains sift through the clutter?
These Circuits Were Made for Walking
A baby’s first steps
A Sense of Attraction
What do a refrigerator and a sea turtle have in common? Surprisingly, magnets.
A World Without Smell
What causes someone to lose the sense of smell?
Artificial Sweeteners and the Brain
Are they really better for you?
LSD on the brain
A psychedelic drug may be a therapeutic breakthrough
Every Time We Touch
How the brain senses touch, pain, and temperature
What happens when people are missing important parts of the brain?
Absolutely nothing, some studies suggest
The World in Color
How do our brains perceive color, and why do some people and animals see color differently?
The protein that makes you feel pain
Different conditions uncover how one protein is important in controlling pain
Parched
The neuroscience of thirst
The Voice Within
How can brain-computer interfaces be used to restore speech?
Neuroethology: The wild side of neuroscience
What do bats, zebra finches, electric fish and honeybees have in common? They are all species that are studied in neuroethology!
The scent of memory
Smells can trigger powerful emotional memories
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.
Your Brain With A Migraine
Migraines are much more than just headaches, so what exactly is going on in the brain to cause them?
Unconscious Vision
How our brains can “see” after blindness
Wired to Respond
How the brain coordinates instinctive responses to our environment
Sensory Overload
Can the way we touch affect the way we feel?
Putting the “high” in runner’s high
What do exercise and marijuana have in common?
Déjà vu? I’ve seen that before.
What’s up with the brain creating a false sense of familiarity?
It’s getting hot in here: How your brain knows when you need to cool off
When temperatures soar, how does our brain help us keep cool?
