Tracing the Neural Circuitry of Humor

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2010 Everyone's going nuts for functional MRI in research circles these days, it seems. Why, a bunch of wacky neuroscientists from Dartmouth College have even used the technology to study what happens when we humans find something funny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Suggests Fish Oil Can Ward Off Psychotic Episodes

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 Schizophrenia is one of the most baffling of mental illnesses, but a group of scientists studying the phenomenon in Austria may have hit upon a significant discovery that could help young potential schizophrenics prevent the onset of full-blown psychosis, and the treatment comes in a familiar form: fish oil supplements. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Are We Wired for Compassion?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 When the term human nature gets thrown around, it's sometimes used in a derisive fashion, as if to boil all the complex motivations, biological drives and psychological quirks that comprise our makeup down to some simplistic, base formula However, there are some who might cast the concept in a brighter light (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )