How does the brain control our impulses?
Resist the temptation
Brains in a Dish
How cerebral organoids are helping scientists model human disease
Forget the turkey: the neuroscience behind the “food coma”
Can you blame your post-meal sleepiness on science?
Shocked into Strolling
Stimulating the spinal cord lets paralyzed patients walk again
Sensory Overload
Can the way we touch affect the way we feel?
Curious about Curiosity
How does the brain drive the desire for new information?
What if it’s not Alzheimer’s?
A puzzlingly diverse form of early-onset dementia that you should be aware of
The Numerical Brain
How our brains are built for math
Putting the “high” in runner’s high
What do exercise and marijuana have in common?
A brain walks into a bar…
What happens to your brain when you drink?
Genetic Disposition
Is heredity your destiny?
Neurofeedback: learning from your brain
Taking a glimpse inside your brain in real time can help change your behavior
Does your dog love you?
Neuroscience-based justification for the canine-human bond
Epigenetics: what DNA won’t tell you
Our brains are shaped by much more than the genes we inherit
Brain boosts – how much do brain training games really work?
Is there true evidence to back up any of the incredible claims made by brain training games?
Baby on the Brain
How pregnancy can permanently alter the brain.
Brain freeze: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
From stroke to space travel: what the hibernating ground squirrel can teach us about the brain’s resilience
Déjà vu? I’ve seen that before.
What’s up with the brain creating a false sense of familiarity?
Alzheimer’s disease – an immune system ‘glitch’?
New research implicates the brain’s immune system in Alzheimer’s disease.
Inside the Brain of a Psychopath
Neuroscientists are using brain imaging to try to understand the biological basis of crime
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?
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Forget the mind-body connection, what about the mind-computer connection?
Intelligent Invertebrates
New research shows that octopuses are defying the laws of genetics…..and it’s made them more clever.
Ketamine: from street drug to depression cure?
Does the new “miracle drug” live up to the hype?
Socioeconomic Status and the Brain
What does your economic and social position mean for your brain?
To Eat or Not to Eat
How the brain and body work together to meet our energy needs.
Update: We’re posting weekly now!
We're excited to announce that we've recruited more Penn Neuroscience graduate students who are eager to share their passion for neuroscience! You can get to know the team at our Meet the Authors page as their articles debut throughout the next month. With more writers, we are able to update our posting schedule, so look... Continue Reading →
How does space flight affect the brain?
Before we send humans on extended voyages into outer space, it is critical to understand how this foreign environment may affect our central nervous system.
Ghost Sensations
How is it possible to feel something that is no longer there?
Tasting With Your Brain
We’ve known for decades that the tongue is involved in taste perception, but could the brain actually be playing a more important role?
