Ben Barres (1955–2017)
Neurobiologist who advocated for gender equality in science
Neurobiologist who advocated for gender equality in science
An article in The New York Times revealed a recent secret Pentagon program to investigate UFOs. But science suggests they are best explained by optical illusions such as "solar mirages" and the elusive phenomena known as "green flashes"...
Fruit bats raised hearing different pitches of sounds vocalized in keeping with their aural environment as they matured.
"Neural dust," thought-powered typing and mini-brains generate academic and corporate interest
Neuroscientists are taking cues from cryptography to translate brain activity into movements
SuperAgers report strong social relationships
What science knows about males, females and concussions
Could the temptation to dish up seconds (or thirds) be curtailed with an implant under the skull?
Female axons—brain cells’ output cables—are shown to have a thinner structure
Children exposed to the virus in utero are now missing developmental milestones
We may be underestimating how much pain babies feel when they are under stress
Users must decide if the benefits of these sites outweigh their costs, but can that decision be made freely if social networking sites are potentially addictive?
New findings suggest it is more complicated than scientists thought
Superior IQs are associated with mental and physical disorders, research suggests
One aspect of risk behavior in adolescents appears to be an apparent inability to match their behavior to the likely rewards (or punishments) that might follow
The prospect of focusing the beams without destroying tissue might someday diagnose or even restore faulty brain circuits
More “prosocial” brains are more prone to depression, study suggests
How much should we worry?
Nearly 90 years old, electroconvulsive therapy can rescue some people, but not others, from depression, bipolar and other mental disorders
Studying whale and dolphin anatomy and behavior could offer insights into human evolution
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