Conquering Your Fears, One Synapse at a Time
Proteins in the brain may be the key to un-learning fear—or retaining memory. 04.28.2008
"You Just Readed This Headline Correctly"
When it comes to unique verbs, speakers use 'em or lose 'em. 04.10.2008
80. Robots Evolve And Learn How to Lie
01.14.2008
63. The First Robot That Walks Like a Human: Lazily
RunBot falls forward and reacts rather than computing every variable. 01.11.2008
Boy, Interrupted
A rare brain disorder robs children of language and leaves doctors perplexed. 11.07.2007
Why Has Steven Pinker Studied Verbs for 20 Years?
The rules of language may reveal how our brains really work. 09.17.2007
Vital Signs: Misdiagnosing ADHD
Just because it's in vogue doesn't mean it's accurate. 08.22.2007
Is It Possible to Erase a Single Memory?
Researchers take one step toward Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 07.31.2007
This is Your Brain on Video Games
Gaming sharpens thinking, social skills, and perception. 07.09.2007
Evolution in Your Brain
Gerald Edelman says only the fittest neurons survive. 07.03.2007
Lingua Ex Machina
Deaf Bedouin children created a complete language. 07.03.2007
New Pseudoscience Patina, Same Snake Oil
The Secret's self-help message is just common knowledge. 06.20.2007
Blinded by Science: IQ Is Dumb
Get ready for gentler aptitude ratings like Ideaphoria and Foresight. 05.23.2007
Video Games vs. the Aging Brain
How a mental gym can tone your mind and stave off memory loss. 05.21.2007
Reviews: Rewiring the Brain
A change of mind is now everyone’s prerogative. 03.29.2007
Raw Data: Scents and Scents-Ability
Our clumsy noses won't win any sniffing contests, but we can use them to find chocolate. 03.15.2007
Blinded by Science: The New Hypnosis
It's benevolent, it's peaceful, and your iPod can be the hypnotist. 03.12.2007
Brain Damage Can Make You Brilliant
Strap on your iron helmet: Zapping your brain with magnetic flux makes you (temporarily) smarter. 10.13.2006
Can New Neurons Teach an Old Mouse?
We've got much more to learn about learning. 06.26.2006
Relax And Think Like A Rat
People and animals learn best when given breaks between tasks. 05.28.2006
Discover Dialogue: Neuroscientist Giulio Tononi
Sleep is the price we pay for such a fantastic learning instrument as the brain 08.06.2005
Baby Talk
03.25.2005
The Year in Science: Brain 1997
Keeping Track of Things 01.01.1998
S/He-Brains
06.01.1995
Writing Right
Some written languages are a precise reflection of a people's speech, while others, like english, are a complete mess. Is this alphabetical evolution? Or the unequal application of logic to literacy? 06.01.1994
Kids, Creoles, and the Coconuts
Derek Bickerton plans to isolate little kids before they've learned any language to see if they'll invent one. 04.01.1992