Jettison jet lag
The headaches, sleepiness and general out-of-it feeling of jet lag is a punishing side effect of long-distance travel by plane.Continue Reading
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The science of sociability
We humans are social creatures, but people with Williams syndrome are more so than most. Famously outgoing, these people willContinue Reading
Brain as crystal ball?
College-age students with a type of gene that increases their chances for getting Alzheimer’s disease also have a brain thatContinue Reading
Mending connections in schizophrenia
Like the chain of gadgetry—receivers, wires, switches—that lets us talk by telephone, many of the genes implicated in schizophrenia haveContinue Reading
Nighttime noise: Stealth memory sapper?
Falling asleep in front of the TV may give you more than a sore neck. According to a recent reportContinue Reading
The anxiety switch
Whether you are a French chef vying for a three star rating, or a mere mortal trying to make itContinue 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
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
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