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Antonio Damasio Tells Us Why Pain Is Necessary
The neuroscientist explains why feelings evolved.
Why Curiosity Can Be Both Painful and Pleasurable
The emerging neurology of one of our most human characteristics.
When Neurology Becomes Theology
A neurologist’s perspective on research into consciousness.
Is Consciousness Fractal?
Our subconscious love for fractals may tell an evolutionary story.
The Spiritual, Reductionist Consciousness of Christof Koch
What the neuroscientist is discovering is both humbling and frightening him.
Is There Awareness Behind Vegetative States?
The answer to a simple question may show if someone’s really “home.”
Ingenious: Lisa Feldman Barrett
Inside a new theory of emotions that spotlights how the brain works.
Time Is Contagious
How to control the subjective experience of time.
What Sea Slugs Taught Us About Our Brain
The simple nerve cells of sea creatures helped scientists fathom human memory.
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