Neuroscience
What to Do If You Get Seasick on Dry Land
A new therapy holds hope for sufferers of Mal de Debarquement syndrome.
The Strange Brain of the World’s Greatest Solo Climber
Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like the rest of us.
Noise Is a Drug and New York Is Full of Addicts
We may complain about a defining feature of the city, but we also feed off it.
We Weren’t Designed to Appreciate Good Perfume
Our sense of smell may have evolved to detect danger, not beauty.
Learning Chess at 40
What I learned trying to keep up with my 4-year-old daughter at the royal game.
The Wisdom of the Aging Brain
Tantalizing evidence suggests that brain activity shifts to increase wisdom as we age.
The Paradox of the Elephant Brain
With three times as many neurons, why doesn’t the elephant brain outperform ours?