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Neuroscience
233 articles-
What Is Your Brain Doing on Psychedelics?
Something is happening here, but neuroscientists don’t know what it is -
The Nautilus Reading List About the Brain
These 10 books reveal how the brain is wider than the sky -
How Phantom Limb Tricks Us
New maps of the brain may explain why amputees feel pain in the void -
What We Still Get Wrong About Psychopaths
Many scientists portray psychopathy as a brain disorder, despite a lack of evidence -
Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is?
Yes, your brain does. It created it. -
Is It Cake? How Our Brain Deciphers Materials
Neuroscientists are discovering how this basic ability, essential to our survival, works -
The Science of Tripping Comes to Town
The many challenges of studying psychedelics -
Dude, You Stink
But why? -
Finding Peter Putnam
The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind -
My Visit with My Dead Father’s Brain
What I discovered about my dad and myself at the lab where his brain resides
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Inside the Big Bet on Consciousness
The real winner in the battle between two leading theories of consciousness was science itself
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Why Our Brains Crave Ideology
A neuroscientist reveals how to nurture authentic and flexible thinking
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The Hallucinatory Thoughts of the Dying Mind
Delirium exposes the gap between the ideal and the reality
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When Other People’s Chewing Causes You Pain
Social relationships might shape a neurological disorder
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The Most Detailed Brain Map Ever
Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain. -
Our Memories Are Stored in Triplicate
Parallel copies allow recollections to be both stable and adaptable. -
Helen Fisher Knew Love
She showed us the biology behind the rhyme and reason of our most intense feelings. -
When Reality Feels Unreal
Why your life sometimes feels alien to you. -
Your Memories Are Like Paintings
Understanding that memories are interpretations can transform you.