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Neuroscience
Children who have a brain hemisphere removed — a procedure known as hemispherectomy — behave completely normally.
Giving speech to the speechless.
Recent discoveries about bodily awareness have changed how scientists think about the nature of consciousness.
The "love hormone" might be an unexplored treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.
John Templeton Foundation
Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.
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Debates about the existence of free will traditionally have been fought by two competing camps: those who believe in free will and those who don’t because they believe the Universe […]
Their neurons are very different from "normal" people.
It's time for Tetris.
The answer may depend on your lifestyle.
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Jimena Canales shares the “demons” that shaped computer science.
Studying neuroscience through art.
A long-maligned treatment outperforms the trendy one.
A technique called targeted memory reactivation could improve common treatments for nightmare disorder.
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Psychedelic medicines are surging in popularity. Here’s how they work.
Fear creates distraction, and that can be a positive experience.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
This opens the door to manipulating networks of specific neurons.
Meditators invert the relationship between the layers of self-processing.
When other treatments fail, this radical surgery could help.
Oxytocin can boost heart cells' ability to regenerate.
The researchers suggest that their results demonstrate intelligence in silico.
Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before.
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The next time you see your dog sniffing the pavement or another dog’s junk, you should let them. Here’s why.
An increase in genetic regulatory elements explains how modern humans evolved bigger brains than other hominins.
The same brain differences that contribute to left-handedness also contribute to psychotic disorders. But there's a bright side.
One award was for a medical procedure that incapacitated thousands of people.
The DARPA-funded memory prosthesis helps the brain retain new information.
Which studies are actually worth the hype?