Neuroscience Stories
- Researchers at Virginia Tech find brain scans can reveal who committed a crime knowingly or out of recklessness.
- Dutch researchers discover how to double memory capacity with ancient brain-training exercise.
- New research has revealed what happens to the brain and heart when an organism undergoes cardiac arrest; the information may be used to help cardiac arrest patients survive longer.
- A new study has found that resveratrol, a compound found in fruits, such as the grapes used to make red wine, may stop your brain from aging and keep the mind younger.
- The 10 biggest myths about marijuana you should stop believing, including the myth that "marijuana is a gateway drug."
- Women and men have been fighting over who is smarter for a long time. But who has the upper hand?
- Pain and itch are not the same, but they are closely linked. This is why.
- Lying isn’t just about avoiding punishment for doing something wrong — it’s also about sparing our sensitive feelings.
- Understanding fear could give us more clues about how mental illnesses work and how to treat them.
- A chemical imbalance in the brain may contribute to schizophrenia, so targeting it might relieve symptoms.
- Some people know exactly what you are going through — because of their synesthesia.
- Science finds speaking a second language or more may protect the aging brain from Alzheimer's disease.