Browsing: Neuroscience

Rather like Ian Sample himself trying to read Orlando Swayne’s book, I was nervous reading his article, braced for half-digested truths or oversimplifications on neurotherapy (The…

A single dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can induce anatomical changes in the brain, according to research among people who took the…

Scientists have reconstructed short movies from the brain activity of mice that watched videos for a project that aspires to lift the veil on how animals…

February 26, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmDHS agents reportedly detain Columbia University neuroscience studentFederal officers entered Columbia University property and detained a student…

‘I hate it.” I’ve asked the neuroscientist Ben Rein how he feels about the online sea of junk neuroscience we swim in – the “dopamine fasts”,…

Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy…

It’s never a great look. The morning meeting is in full swing but thanks to a late night out your brain switches off at the precise…

October 29, 20255 min readThe Neuroscience behind the ‘Parenting Paradox’ of HappinessSeparate brain processes cope with moment-to-moment versus big-picture experiences, which helps explain how parenting both…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.Plenty of us would find it difficult to compose a new piece of music under any circumstances,…

September 25, 20255 min readGood Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience ShowsBrain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights…