Mind & Brain

The Brain: Humanity's Other Basic Instinct: Math

11.17.2009 New research suggests that math has evolved its way right into our neurons—and monkeys', too.

by Carl Zimmer

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Is Alzheimer's Like a Strange Form of Brain Cancer?

Biochemist Peter Davies suspects the vast majority of research is on the wrong track: The disease is caused by improper cell division, not plaques or tangles. 10.02.2009

Vital Signs: The Boy Who Stopped Talking

A toddler's unusual behavior gives away his condition. 09.29.2009

The Brain: Where Does Sex Live in the Brain? From Top to Bottom.

Neuroscientists explore the mind's sexual side and discover that desire is not quite what we thought it was. 09.10.2009

The Brain: The Dark Matter of the Human Brain

Meet the forgotten 90 percent of your brain: glial cells, which outnumber your neurons ten to one. And no one really knows what they do. 08.19.2009

How Much of Your Memory Is True?

New research shows that memories are constantly being re-written by our minds. 08.03.2009

What Do Urban Sounds Do to Your Brain?

A sonic tour of New York, from the agonizing screech of the Union Square subway station to one of the quietest rooms in the city: Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center 07.24.2009

Why Ghost Hunters Is the Best Science Show on TV

No matter how silly and misguided, Ghost Hunters captures an element of science that Numb3rs, House, and even Mythbusters miss. 07.22.2009

Neuroscience Finds Wisdom Centers in the Brain

This quintessential human characteristic depends both on powerful logic and deep emotion. 07.06.2009

The Brain: Stop Paying Attention: Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State

Researchers say a wandering mind may be important to setting goals, making discoveries, and living a balanced life. 06.15.2009

How to See Inside a Brain in Motion

A new mobile EEG system now lets researchers probe the brain function while people move around naturally. 06.05.2009

Can a Single Neuron Tell Halle Berry From Grandma Esther?

A new theory says the brain stores complex pieces of information in "sparse-coding networks." 05.15.2009

Why Does the Vaccine/Autism Controversy Live On?

Research has soundly disproved the alleged connection, yet fears about vaccines continue to be a major risk to public health. 05.06.2009

The Biocentric Universe Theory: Life Creates Time, Space, and the Cosmos Itself

Stem-cell guru Robert Lanza presents a radical new view of the universe and everything in it. 05.01.2009

The Pentagon’s Beetle Borgs

Researchers create what may be the perfect scout: a bug controlled remotely through a chip implanted in its optic lobes and flight muscles. 04.30.2009

Looking at Stress—and God—in the Human Brain

DISCOVER reporter David Ewing Duncan uses fMRI to try to track his thoughts on some big questions. 04.24.2009

Tapping the Brain’s Defenses to Fight Alzheimer’s

A natural brain protein and insulin, of all things, may lead to effective treatments. 04.17.2009



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