Mirror-touch synesthesia
Rare people who literally feel what they see offer clues to how empathy works in the brain. Read this articleContinue Reading
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Thinking person’s diet
Dieters take note: thinking in detail about eating can reduce actual food consumption, according to a study in Science. MerelyContinue Reading
Our seasonal brains?
Winter blues, spring fever—most of us take seasonal changes in mood for granted. A study in Journal of Neuroscience suggestsContinue Reading
Revulsion arising
Where do our emotions come from? Scientists addressed this long-standing philosophical question using revolting videos. As reported in the Journal ofContinue Reading
Something to sniff at
A new sniff-enabled device could help severely paralyzed people communicate and drive their wheelchairs, according to a report in theContinue Reading
Prescription: coffee and cigarettes?
Inspired by human studies showing that avid coffee drinkers and smokers have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease, researchers findContinue Reading
Brain makeover
A short therapy session remodels the brains of musicians with a muscle-control disorder. Read this article at Scientific American Mind.
Watch, sleep, learn
Sleeping after watching can improve doing. Read this article at Scientific American Mind.
Michele Solis 