The anxiety switch
Whether you are a French chef vying for a three star rating, or a mere mortal trying to make itContinue Reading
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Raphael Bernier likes to mix it up. Peace Corps volunteer, marathoner, clinical psychologist, and now father, Bernier has collected aContinue Reading
A last minute Lucy visit
In an age when evolution is referred to as something to be “believed in”—like Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy—theContinue Reading
Why sex sells and diets fail
Why do we say we’ll do one thing, but actually do something else? We humans are supposed to be rationalContinue Reading
Imitative play improves symptoms of autism
The odd behaviors of a child with autism hardly seem to be grist for therapy. But when therapists mimic theseContinue Reading
A brain cell in your ear
A recent study suggests that some cells in our brains may be coaxed to stand in for the ones insideContinue Reading
Does your brain make you fat?
Using chocolate milkshakes and a brain scanner, scientists recently reported in Science that obese people may enjoy food less than leanContinue Reading
Bypassing the spinal cord to overcome paralysis
Rerouting the brain’s instructions around the spinal cord and directly into muscle allowed monkeys to move their ‘paralyzed’ wrists, reportsContinue Reading
Foreign Accent Syndrome for beginners
Studying what comes out of the mouth can tell us a lot about what is going on in the brain,Continue Reading
A ‘benefit’ of brain damage
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) needs certain parts of the brain to take hold, according to a study of Vietnam vets.Continue Reading
Trouble on Tatoosh
Tiny and remote, Tatoosh Island at the northwest tip of Washington is delivering a reality check to current ideas aboutContinue Reading
The science of chocolate
Do chocolatey indulgences have a place in the annals of science? Theo’s, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Seattle, thinks so.Continue Reading
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