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Neuroscience

The Strange Brain of the World’s Greatest Solo Climber

Alex Honnold doesn’t experience fear like the rest of us.

August 3, 2016

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.

July 19, 2016

We Weren’t Designed to Appreciate Good Perfume

Our sense of smell may have evolved to detect danger, not beauty.

June 30, 2016

Learning Chess at 40

What I learned trying to keep up with my 4-year-old daughter at the royal game.

May 2, 2016

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?

Why Neuroscientists Need to Study the Crow

The neocortex is argued to be the seat of cognition, but crows don't have one.

March 14, 2016

When You Listen to Music, You’re Never Alone

Technology hasn’t diminished the social quality of listening to music.

March 7, 2016

Love Is Like Cocaine

From ecstasy to withdrawal, the lover resembles an addict.

February 2, 2016