Plaques and Tangles
The protein deposits called plaques in Alzheimer's disease trigger the formation of tangles.
Optimism Roundup
Heart attack patients who maintained a happy face faced fewer stress disorders later, and relaxed people are better able to avoid colds.
Sex and Violins
Commercials on sexy and violent TV shows aren't as memorable, and musicians have a better memory for words than non-musicians.
Eye Movement
Measuring eye movement can give early warnings of mental illness.
Faces in Space
Using a computer to watch an astronaut's facial expressions to diagnose any stress/health problems.
Nodding Confidence
Nodding or shaking your head affects how confident you are in your own thoughts
Pain Roundup
A structure in the brain called RAIC suppresses pain, and analyzing genetics could help in prescribing the right pain medicines.
Clumsy Kids
Why are young men so clumsy? (girls and boys get growth spurts and a new social consciousness at puberty)
Baby Roundup
Nicotine babies need special care, birds and babies learn to vocalize from their mothers, and kids aren't learning folk songs anymore.
Happiness Roundup
Older people accentuate the positive, and exercise boosts mood in disabled people.
Lying
People attribute lies to the situation or personality of the liar, depending on who told the lie.
Brain Roundup
A silicon chip to replace parts of the brain, and odors affecting mental state and performance.
Night Light
Bright nighttime lights can interfere with melatonin production, increasing the risk of cancer.
Well-Being Roundup
Polling people on their havens; happiness and big life events; asserting your will weakening
Caffeine Anxiety
A variation of the caffeine receptor in the brain causes people to get anxious from caffeine
Hormone Roundup
Testosterone levels in married couples, estrogen improves memory and learning, and male sweat calms women.
Brain Fitness
Physically fit senior citizens retain more brain volume as they age.
Sleep Roundup
Sleep deprivation hurts cognitive ability, even if you don't feel sleepy.
Learning Language
Using a fake language to figure out how babies learn words
Mona Lisa’s Smile
The painting's smile seems to change depending on where you look, because of the neurobiology of the eye.
Guy Bashing
Boy babies complicate deliveries, dads don't babytalk as well as moms, and men tend to blame outside forces for their failures.
Scratching
Why is scratching pleasurable? (To encourage you to get rid of an irritant)