A Scanner Constantly
Living with a brain tumor can often mean feeling reduced to your clinical records.
Editor's Note: All quotes from Salvator Iaconesi are from his TED Talk and an essay he wrote related to it at CNN.
A New Cure for Depression?
The standard treatment—SSRIs—doesn’t work for an estimated 20 to 40 percent of the millions who suffer from depression. Luckily, researchers have been exploring new alternatives that might just do the trick.
Can You Think Yourself Into a Different Person?
We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can—if we want it enough. But is that true?
A Taxonomy of Writers’ Foes
They say that naming your fears makes them less scary. Here's a thorough categorization of universal writerly anxieties that everyone feels always and not just me.
Shining a Light on Hidden Medical Research
New efforts seek to end publication bias in clinical trials.
Integrating Brain's Two Sides Yields Creativity
A psychologist argues the enormous creativity of guitarist Jimi Hendrix can be traced to the high level of integration between his brain’s two hemispheres.
