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Cognitive Neuroscience
If the "self" is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
John Templeton Foundation
Only about 10% of patients survive cardiac arrest. Of the ones who do, many have amazing stories to tell.
If you want to achieve new goals, harness your brain's ability to change chemically, structurally, and functionally.
Chronic pain is often driven by brain processes that can be reprogrammed.
They're not just watching you; they're also calculating.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
For people with hard-to-treat depression, a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide relief.
We are prone to false memories. One reason is that we are biased toward remembering tidy endings for events, even if they didn't exist.
Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.
The brain implant lets her talk four times faster than the previous record.
A high-fat diet might trigger inflammation of the hypothalamus.
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won't cut it.
It could explain why so many people don’t respond to common antidepressants.
The structure is fully developed in humans, partially developed in chimps, and completely absent in Old World monkeys.
Decades of Alzheimer's research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
Our minds seem both physical and intangible. That paradox has gripped this neuroscientist since childhood.
Will we ever unravel the mystery of consciousness? Two academics made a 25-year bet on it. The scientist lost.
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
Don't feel compelled to start a napping routine just yet.
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A dog's breed isn't as predictive of behavior as many think it is. Environment and upbringing play a much larger role.
Your brain is trying to show you the future.
Your expectations form the way you experience the world.
Is mathematics woven into the very fabric of reality? Or is it merely a product of the human mind?
Neuroscientists think a cluster of cells in the brain that stimulate appetite could be a target for eating disorder therapies.
Synchronized activity between the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and thalamus plays a role in memory consolidation.
Who — or what — really controls your mind?
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
Brain activity may be more like "ripples in a pond" rather than signals sent on a telecommunications network.