Brain Voices
Scientists are beginning to reconstruct the words people hear based on electrical activity in their brains.
Visualizing Addiction
Sensors that light up in presence of neurotransmitters are helping unlock the secrets of drug addiction.
Slow Motion Bias
Slow motion videos of violent encounters bias our interpretation of the events.
Alzheimer’s & Exercise
Exercise may promote healthy communication between blood vessels and brain cells.
Sperm Whale Messages
The click-like sounds made by deep-diving sperm whales carry personally identifying information.
Ecstasy Research
Can studying how certain Schedule I drugs work lead to insights about brain function?
Treating Brain Injuries
Researchers are testing a new way to transport therapeutic drugs to the site of traumatic brain injuries.
Scanning for Consciousness
A brain scanning technique could help determine levels of awareness experienced by patients in comas.
Psychadelics & Depression
Hallucinogenic drugs could lead to new treatments for intractable depression.
Mother’s Voice
Brain scans reveal the power of a mother’s voice on her child.
Sleep & Aging
Insomnia in older adults is due to a failure in brain circuitry.
Subconscious Visual Bias
A neuroscientist finds that subconscious stereotypes can lead us to see hostility in friendly faces.
The “First Night” Effect
What happens in our brains when we can’t fall asleep in new places.
Tracking Fastballs
To hit a fastball, a batter's brain has to predict when it'll come across the plate.
Adolescent Anxiety
Variations in a fear-controlling brain circuit could be a factor in adolescent anxiety disorders.
Retrieving Lost Memories
In a mouse model of early Alzheimer’s disease, scientists used light to trigger memories that the mice had forgotten.
Water Skiing Beetles
Specialized wings and claws propel a beetle across water at breakneck speeds.
Aggressive Mouse Brains
Researchers probe the neural roots of violence by studying the brains of belligerent mice.
Performance Anxiety
Scientists pinpoint regions of the brain that work together to trip us up when we’re being scrutinized.
Casino Rats
Studying how rats respond to the same cues that encourage people to make unwise bets could lead to better treatments for problem gambling.
Habit Forming Brain Cells
Neuroscientists report on some brain circuits that are habit forming.