Think on This: Meditation May Protect Your Brain
Research is confirming the medicinal effects that advocates have long claimed for meditation.
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Erasing Drug Memories Could Help Addicts Recover
Blocking the brain’s ability to recall drug experiences could prevent relapses in addicts, according to a new study…
Naked Pleasure
Researchers analyze oxytocin levels in naked mole rats to better understand their unique social behavior.
Assessing Spirituality Behind Bars
A documentary about a meditation program among convicted murderers sparks discussion about the benefits religion and spirituality offer inmates and officials.
Total Recall … Or At Least the Gist
Two Cornell psychologists found we have two separate systems for memories, which helps explain how we can "remember" things that never happened.
The Musician’s Brain
Two new MRI studies provide insights into how music is processed in the brain and clues to the underlying structure of the creative process.
Addiction on the Brain
A new look at brain-activity patterns of sober alcoholics could help scientists understand, and better treat, the underlying neurobiology of addiction.
It Takes a Neighborhood to Raise an Articulate Child
Mr. Rogers was right: Neighborhoods play an important role in a child's development.
This Is Your Brain on Violence
Research using brain-scanning technology finds that images of violence stimulate specific responses in the human brain that do not occur in reaction to other types of imagery.