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Cognitive Neuroscience
After a night of partying and heavy drinking, you might be tempted to Google "hangover cures." Unfortunately, there aren't any.
The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again. This might explain some psychosomatic illnesses.
Historical geniuses used the "creative nap" to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the "hypnagogic state" can help with problem solving.
The placebo effect is not the "power of positive thinking." The fact that it is getting stronger is not a good development.
Research reminds us that mild cognitive impairment isn’t necessarily a prelude to dementia.
In spreading politics, videos may not be much more persuasive than their text-based counterparts.
The human brain makes a striking deviation from the normal building plan.
The cause of Alzheimer's is still not fully understood, but we might be able to vaccinate against it anyway.
Music therapy might boost memory, but the benefits are small. Just in case, tell your grandparents to listen to their favorite 1960s tunes.
An evolutionary biologist explains why you probably won't grow a tail.
Despite the wide diversity of spider species, most orb-weavers seem to follow the same playbook when building their webs.
Social conflicts can leave molecular marks on animals, according to recent research on the ant species Harpegnathos saltator.
Isn't more sleep always better?
Many have argued that free will is an illusion, but science does not support that.
We seem to be wired to calculate not the shortest path but the “pointiest” one, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.
Hidden variables aren’t ruled out, but they can’t get rid of quantum weirdness. Ever since the discovery of the bizarre behavior of quantum systems, we’ve been forced to reckon with […]
The first (double) episode has come and gone, but here’s what I hope for the series. “We are what we are, and we’re doing the best we can. It is not […]