Aug 26 Mayweather will beat McGregor, neuroscience predicts By Merim Bilalic, The Conversation Scientific evidence from the neuroscience of expertise warns against betting on an MMA fighter – even one as skilled as McGregor – upsetting a boxer in a boxing match. Continue reading
Jul 13 Cunning ravens can plan ahead, study shows By Teresa Carey Researchers from Sweden have shown for the first time that an animal other than a human or an ape can plan for an event beyond the current moment. Continue reading
Jun 27 This human protein may unfurl toxic tangles in Alzheimer’s disease By Roni Dengler A human protein -- called CyP40 -- can untangle the neurodegenerative clumps that characterize Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s diseases, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jun 08 Even moderate drinking may expedite brain decline By Ike Swetlitz, STAT Drinking just a handful of beers a week is associated with long-term changes to a person’s brain, a new study finds — although the functional meaning of these changes is unclear. Continue reading
Mar 21 Why a baby’s first touch may set their sense of the world By Nsikan Akpan Early medical procedures can dampen a child’s ability to perceive touch in the long run. Continue reading
Jan 30 Why an LSD high lasts for so long By Angus Chen, Scientific American A new discovery of how LSD changes a protein’s structure may explain why the drug is so powerful, and why its trips are so long and strange. Continue reading
Oct 28 Column: Growing up, I didn’t know my mother had a lobotomy By Mona Gable, STAT "What my mother really suffered, though, was the brutal loss of her self. But it’s taken me decades to understand that...," author Mona Gable writes. Continue reading
Oct 24 Telling a lie makes way for the brain to keep lying By Simon Makin, Scientific American A new study from University College London and Duke University shows how the brain adapts to dishonesty and telling tall tales. Continue reading
Oct 17 Your devices are probably ruining your productivity. Here’s why By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science Mounting evidence shows that multitasking could impair the brain’s cognitive abilities. Continue reading
Aug 12 Inside the extraordinary nose of a search-and-rescue dog By Nsikan Akpan, Matt Ehrichs Rescue dogs are super-smellers, and the motley crew of scientists is figuring out why. Continue reading