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.

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The research could aid the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 
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