Fear & the Brain
The science of human fear is much more complex than is commonly thought.
Informal Health Care Training
Can a modest amount of training help improve health care delivery to the world’s poor?
Emotional Music
Music and speech use the same tonal qualities to evoke happy and sad emotions.
Violence Perceptions
Why our perception of violence goes up, while actual violence goes down.
Brain Voices
Scientists are beginning to reconstruct the words people hear based on electrical activity in their brains.
Tree-Climbing People
The Twa people of Uganda climb trees with ease. A new study suggests that the trait may be the result of practical necessity.
Neolithic Woodworking
The discovery of ancient wooden wells in Germany reveals that Neolithic woodworking was more sophisticated than previously believed.
Gambling Wolves & Dogs
Does their divergent evolution affect risk-taking behavior in dogs and wolves?
Visualizing Addiction
Sensors that light up in presence of neurotransmitters are helping unlock the secrets of drug addiction.
Smoke Resistance
A random mutation allowed our ancestors to stay relatively healthy despite exposure to toxic woodfire smoke.
Slow Motion Bias
Slow motion videos of violent encounters bias our interpretation of the events.
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?
Fear of Gluten
Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but only a small percentage of the population is truly sensitive to the wheat protein.
Birds, Litter, & Novelty
How do crows and other birds calculate the risks and benefits of human-dominated urban environments?
Hospital Noise
Hospitals are noisy environments, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Monopoly, Status, & Food
Our perception of our social status, even during a brief board game, may be powerful enough to affect our food choices.
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.
Voice & Gender Perception
Subtle vocal cues lead us to perceive voices as feminine or masculine.