the brain
A Brief and Beautiful History of Neuroimaging
More than one century ago a classical scientist produced 3000 images of the brain. They still inform neuroscience today.
Why It's So Hard to Remember a New Person's Name
The human brain is capable of great things, just not this.
Doctors May Have Found a One-Step Cure for Phobias
During tests, the treatment made sufferers of arachnophobia way less scared of spiders than those given a placebo.
New Evidence Shows Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a 'Made Up Disease,' May Be Real
An abnormality of a little-understood part of the brain might be the cause.
Researchers Take Neuro-Snapshots of the Brain's Awesome Placebo Response
Adding yet more science to the realm of sham medicine.
We Interviewed a Doctor About PBA, the Neurological Disorder That Causes Uncontrollable Crying
PBA is a brain disorder that causes hysterical crying in happy people, and uncontrollable laughter in sad people. We interviewed one of the doctors leading the research into this strange and oddly damaging phenomenon.
Breakup Science: Being Rejected Hurts Worse Than You Think
In _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind_, mind-erasing researchers try to perish the heartbroken thoughts of a jilted lover using mementos from his former relationship. Recently, at a lab at the University of Michigan, scientists also asked test...