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
Aug 11 New technique sees brain gene activity in living color By Sharon Begley, STAT A new neuroimaging tool shows for the first time where genes are being turned on or off in living brains. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 7:31 The drug-like effect of screen time on the teenage brain By PBS News Hour Teenagers today have never known a world without the internet, which may be why half of all adolescents say they’re addicted to their digital devices. In her new documentary “Screenagers,” Dr. Delaney Ruston explores why young people are so drawn… Continue watching
Apr 28 A new atlas maps word meanings in the brain By Eric Boodman, STAT It’s like Google Maps for your cerebral cortex: A new interactive atlas purports to show which bits of your brain help you understand which types of concepts. Continue reading
Apr 21 Why you sleep lousy on vacation By Nsikan Akpan One half of the human brain keeps night watch when people sleep in a new place, according to a study from Brown University. Continue reading
Oct 12 Can your ‘brain fingerprint’ reveal how smart you are? By Nsikan Akpan Neuroscientists at Yale University discover a way to identify individuals and predict their intelligence levels by using brain fingerprints based on functional MRI scans. Continue reading
Sep 09 Why buying things makes you happy By Steve Quartz From pop songs to Pope Francis, consumerism is often denounced as a poison that thwarts genuine happiness, hampers political participation and erodes social connections. But is it really that bad?… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 5:32 Not Trending: Inventors and innovators you’ve never heard of By PBS News Hour When we only pay attention to the things that are trending in our social networks, we may be missing some compelling stories. Carlos Watson, CEO of website Ozy, joins Gwen Ifill to share a few overlooked items, including efforts to… Continue watching