Mo Costandi

Mo Costandi

mo costandi

Moheb Costandi is a freelance science writer based in London. His work has been published in Nature, Science, Scientific American, The Guardian, and New Scientist, among other publications. His latest book is Body Am I: The New Science of Self-Consciousness (MIT Press, October 2022). He also authors the blog Neurophilosophy. Follow him on Twitter @mocost.

A yellow brain drawing on a blue background, emphasizing speech.
The structure is fully developed in humans, partially developed in chimps, and completely absent in Old World monkeys.
A vintage photograph capturing a couple by a turntable in black and white.
Your heart rate reveals your brain activity, which in turn can predict hit songs — and maybe stock performance, as well.
an image of consciousness represented by a brain on a pink background.
Will we ever unravel the mystery of consciousness? Two academics made a 25-year bet on it. The scientist lost.
A black t-shirt featuring a picture of a man and a woman, causing brain zaps.
Synchronized activity between the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and thalamus plays a role in memory consolidation.
a picture of a group of people in the shape of a brain.
In the ongoing battle against PTSD, a potential new weapon emerges: a nasal spray loaded with neuropeptide Y.