Tag: neuroscience
Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s...
Paul Brandt-Rauf, Drexel University
Despite all the attention on technologies that reduce the hands-on role of humans at work...
Hypnosis is not just a parlor trick or TV act −...
David Acunzo, University of Virginia
We’ve all seen it, typically on television or on stage: A hypnotist selects a...
Adults grow new brain cells – and these neurons are key...
Aswathy Ammothumkandy, University of Southern California; Charles Liu, University of Southern California, and Michael A. Bonaguidi, University of Southern California
I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy...
Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond
We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and...
Mixed emotions – neuroscience is exploring how your brain lets you...
Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Countless parents across the country recently dropped their...
Mitochondria keep your brain cells alive − helping them run smoothly...
Rebecca Zhangqiuzi Fan, Florida International University and Kim Tieu, Florida International University
In 1817, a British physician named James...
Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so...
Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington and Andrew Ko, University of Washington
Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used...
How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links...
Lawson R. Wulsin, University of Cincinnati
COVID-19 taught most people that the line between tolerable and toxic stress –...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
