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Neuroscience

The English Professor Who Foresaw Modern Neuroscience

Science and the humanities weren’t separate cultures to this critic.

The Trouble with Brain Scans

An aspiring cognitive scientist faces the sketchy truth about fMRI.

March 30, 2021

That Is Not How Your Brain Works

Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.

I Am a Heroin User. I Do Not Have a Drug Problem

Carl Hart says drug addiction is often distorted by scientists and the media.

February 17, 2021

Dreaming Is Like Taking LSD

A new theory explains that dreaming opens our minds to unexplored possibilities.

Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing

How we evolved to read is a story of one creative species.

December 22, 2020

Outwitting the Grim Reaper

Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin on how to age successfully.

December 16, 2020

Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV

Is memorizing a string of words a key to what makes the human brain unique?

December 2, 2020

Are We Wired to Be Outside?

A neuroscientist searches for the roots of feeling innately connected to nature.

November 11, 2020