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In 'Dopamine Nation,' Overabundance Keeps Us Craving More
Psychiatrist Anna Lembke speaks to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about her new book, Dopamine Nation, which explores the interconnection of pleasure and pain in the brain and helps explain addictive behaviors — not just to drugs and alcohol, but also to food, s
The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does
When neuroscientist Russell Poldrack of Stanford University used machine learning to sort a massive database of behavioral data, the categories that emerged did not seem to correspond to recognizable mental classifications, such as learning or memory.
What Rat Empathy May Reveal About Human Compassion
Robert Sapolsky, comments on a study that found rats categorize other rats into “us” and “them.”
Endocannabinoid Release Calms Epileptic Seizures but Also Leads to Adverse After-Effects
Studies in live mice by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have shown how epileptic seizures trigger the rapid synthesis and release of an endocannabinoid compound, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, or 2-AG, which is mimicked by marijuana’s most p
What's happening inside Simone Biles' brain when the 'twisties' set in?
A complex system in the brain that keeps gymnasts balanced can get out of whack, says Kelli Moran-Miller of Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
I'm a neuroscientist. I'm not worried about how screens will affect kids' brains — here's why.
Wu Tsai Neuro member David Eagleman says the internet, including screens, has unlocked a much richer level of education for children today.
Book Review: Lessons Learned From the Wayward Brain
Deisseroth, a professor at Stanford University, is best known for developing new and influential technologies for studying the brain. But in this book he draws from his work as an emergency psychiatrist at a hospital in Silicon Valley, and explores how co
Stanford researchers may have identified why COVID-19 patients develop 'brain fog'
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have discovered a possible link to the "brain fog" that some COVID-19 patients have experienced.
Rebooting immune cells’ metabolism shields the aging brain in mice
Scientists recently discovered a process by which immune cells can drive aging in the brain, and how to block this pathway to improve memory and maze navigation in older mice.
Distorted, bizarre food smells haunt Covid survivors
Long after some people have recovered from the virus, they find certain foods off-putting.
Brain-Computer Interface Smashes Previous Record for Typing Speed
Imagining writing-by-hand is faster than imagining moving a cursor in new BCI system.
Autism mutation may cause big brain via ‘don’t eat me’ signals
An autism-linked mutation could make the brain grow unusually big by prompting cells to express a “don’t eat me” signal, according to a new study.
How novel is Neuralink?
Paul Nuyujukian discusses Neuralink's recent "MindPong" video" and the latest in BCI technology with Ira Flatow on Science Friday
Paralyzed man uses his mind to form real-time sentences
A man paralyzed from the neck down for almost a decade has used his mind to compose whole sentences in real-time, according to a new study.
David Eagleman interview: How our brains could create whole new senses
Neuroplasticity, or the brain's ability to remodel itself, enables us to interpret all kinds of sensations. We can use that to create new ways to perceive the world, says neuroscientist David Eagleman
Brain implants turn imagined handwriting into text on a screen
Electrodes in a paralyzed man’s brain turned his imagined handwriting into words typed on a screen. The translation from brain to text may ultimately point to ways to help people with disabilities like paralysis communicate using just their thoughts.
