Spreading the 'Gift of Doubt'
Can methodological questioning cause someone to doubt their most deeply held beliefs?
Brain Function
The Mozart Effect Isn’t Limited to the Young
New research from Italy finds the brains of healthy elderly patients respond to hearing a Mozart piano sonata.
This Part of Your Brain Makes You Fall for Casino Tricks
Scientists may have figured out which part of the brain makes us think we can win roulette. It's part of the same knot of neurons linked to love and hunger.
No Need to Speak Slowly: I Took Music Lessons as a Kid
New research suggests music training as a youngster can lead to faster processing of sounds in senior citizens.
Study: Musical Training Teaches Us to Detect Our Own Mistakes
New research finds musical training appears to sharpen our ability to detect our own mistakes, and rapidly make needed adjustments.
High Calorie Diets Can Mean Memory Loss
We know that overeating takes a toll on our physical health, and new research shows it takes a hefty toll on our brains, too.
Researchers Crack Codes for Lithium, Electroshock
How two long-time therapies for brain disorders work are finally being understood by the medical community, creating a path to safer alternatives.
PTSD Brain Studies Look at Hippocampus
The hippocampus, a structure inside the brain, shrinks after psychological trauma, which hints that a pharmaceutical cure may address post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sensory Deprivation Boosts Musicians' Skill Level
Canadian researchers report floating in an isolation tank increased the technical skill level of young jazz players.
Religious Affiliation and Brain Shrinkage
New research finds membership in a minority religion seems to hasten a loss of volume of the hippocampal region of the brain.
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.
Sexy Impulses: Treating Multiple Sclerosis with Hormones
Hormones increasingly are shown to affect brain functions, and now they may battle MS symptoms, too.