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Improve Your Understanding of Neuron Essentials
You’ve heard a lot of information about neurons at the Learning and the Brain conferences that you attend; perhaps a quick review would be helpful to consolidate your learning? Continue reading
Does Forest-Bathing Benefit Your Anxious Amygdala?
Living near forests might promote healthy brain development, especially as measured by “amygdala integrity.” Continue reading
“Ben Barres gave a great seminar today, but then his...
The remarkable work of a transgender neuroscientist, who inspired colleagues and changed our understanding of the brain. Continue reading
Frequency and Memory: Essential Brain Wave Boost
Earlier this month, I linked to a study showing that declarative and procedural memories correspond with different…
The Neuroscience of Morality
How do brains encode moral impulses? As you can imagine, that’s an extraordinarily difficult question–in…
God on the Brain
What’s happening in your brain when you contemplate religious experience? Over at Brainblogger, Viatcheslav Wlassoff contemplates…
Beyond Mere “Memory”
Newcomers to the field of psychology and neuroscience often want to learn as much as…
Neuroplasticity in Rural India
You hear so much about “neuroplasticity” at Learning and the Brain conferences that you already know…
The Dangers of Weird Neuroscience
How do psychologists know what they know about human mental processes? Quite often, they run…
Action Video Games Harm the Hippocampus, Right?
Here’s a headline to get your attention: Action video games decrease gray matter, study finds….