The "How" of Thinking
On a nuts-and-bolts level, what's happening in your brain when you think? This is one of the hottest topics in neuroscience....
Your mysterious second brain has a message for you…
“Woman Saves Daughter's Life with Her own Feces”. That eye-grabbing headline graced the newspaper of the woman next to me on my flight...
This is Your Brain On Piano Lessons
From the time of your birth, your parents were bombarding you with messaging. Everything from "Eat your peas" to "Listen up, young lady,...
Of Christmas decorations and electroshock therapy
When this holiday season is over and you've exhausted your patience, credit card, and yule spirit, here's something to ponder while you...
Neural Chemistry, Immortality and the Stuff of Flower Pots
In 1974, local farmers in Xian, China, set out to dig a well. Instead, they discovered what many consider to be the eighth wonder of the...
Why Meditation Might be More Important than Intelligence
When was the last time you had a three-foot tamping rod blow through your prefrontal cortex, taking with it about a half teacupful of...