Mind & Brain / Learning

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

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



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