Raider Fan’s Loyalty Is Tested by News of Ex-Quarterback’s Brain Disease
Feb 6, 2016 Kenny "The Snake" Stabler suffered woefully from a condition brought on by head trauma. He deserved better from the NFL, and all pro football players deserve better.
Oliver Sacks, Neurological Innovator and ‘Awakenings’ Author, Dies at 82
Aug 31, 2015 Hollywood might have granted him fame, but the renowned psychiatrist's valuable work deserved to be amplified, however the means.
How a New Pill Could Help You Learn Like a Child Does
Nov 15, 2014 Ever long to absorb information with the facility that children display while learning? A new "smart pill" may help adults do just that.
Yawning: Puzzler of the Ages
Aug 13, 2014 Hippocrates took a crack at it, postulating that this mysterious activity was designed to flush harmful air from the body. Cut to the 19th century, when that notion lost traction.
Is Watching Porn Making Your Brain Shrink?
May 31, 2014 Bad news for "men who watch large amounts of sexually explicit material": The habit has been linked to less cerebral gray matter.
And Now for Your Gender-Biased Brain Science Update
Dec 3, 2013 This just in: Men's and women's brains are different. Like, structurally different.
The Verdict Is In: We Simply Can’t Tickle Ourselves
Nov 24, 2013 It is widely known in the scientific world that tickling oneself is an impossibility. But what if you were fooled into believing that it wasn't you doing the tickling?
Politics Turn Your Brain to Mush
Sep 18, 2013 New studies show that when people have been misinformed, offering the correct facts makes them only more obstinate; social media causes a lot of misinformation when it comes to reporting; and why did ESPN pull the plug on an investigation into head trauma? These discoveries and more after the jump.
The New York Times’ Fear of AIPAC
Sep 9, 2013 A paragraph disappeared from the newspaper that cited the attack on Syria is really about showing the pro-Israel lobby group the U.S. is serious about Iran; economic scarcity melds the mind; meanwhile, the hypocrisy of the "red line" in Syria is highlighted by the fact that the Pentagon acknowledged using white phosphorus in Iraq a few years ago. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Poverty Damages the Mind
Aug 31, 2013 There is a strong connection between scarce resources and cognition: The more a person struggles financially, the less he or she can channel brain processes to completing other tasks. When you can't make ends meet, the weight of worry occupies a large portion of the mind.
