Tag: neuroscience
Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute
Andrew J. Fuligni, University of California, Los Angeles
No longer children but not yet adults, adolescents need opportunities to learn and prepare for their entrance...
Memories of eating influence your next meal – new research pinpoints...
Marise Parent, Georgia State University
Of course you know that eating is vital to your survival, but have you ever thought about how your brain...
What’s behind our appetite for self-destruction?
Mark Canada, Indiana University and Christina Downey, Indiana University
Each new year, people vow to put an end to self-destructive habits like smoking, overeating or...
A neuroscientist’s tips for a new year tuneup for your brain
Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond
Unlike the effervescent bubbles that stream to the top of champagne flutes on New Year’s Eve, what I call brain...
Neuroscientists identify a surprising low-tech fix to the problem of sleep-deprived...
Adriana Galván, University of California, Los Angeles
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Healthy sleep leads to healthy brains. Neuroscientists have gotten that message out. But parents, doctors and...
Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?
Tam Hunt, University of California, Santa Barbara
Why is my awareness here, while yours is over there? Why is the universe split in two for...
Developing teen brains are vulnerable to anxiety – but treatment can...
Paola Odriozola, Yale University and Dylan Gee, Yale University
Adolescence is the life stage when mental illnesses are most likely to emerge, with anxiety disorders...
Flip a switch and shut down seizures? New research suggests how...
Rochelle Hines, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The brain is a precision instrument. Its function depends on finely calibrated electrical activity triggering the release of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
