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THE HIPPOCAMPUS – BRAIN’S GPS

November 25, 2011 Brain World

Honey, turn left up there at the stoplight. Are you sure? Of course I’m sure. We’re almost there. Turn left [ … ]

BRAINS + $ = POINT #3 OF NEWT GINGRICH’S HEALTH CARE REFORM

November 22, 2011 Brain World

“Alzheimer’s is estimated to be a $20 trillion cost from now to 2050. That’s one and a half times the [ … ]

NOVEMBER 17 – WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY

November 17, 2011 Brain World

Did you know that today, November 17th, is World Philosophy Day? Celebrated at UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural [ … ]

GOVERNOR PERRY’S BRAIN FREEZE…NOT AN ICE CREAM HEADACHE!

November 14, 2011 Brain World

“Commerce, education, and the uh…what’s the third one there…let’s see…?” Regardless of your political views, it’s hard not to feel [ … ]

INSIDE THE MIND OF PMS

October 29, 2011 Contessa Schexnayder

“I think my boyfriend thinks I’m crazy,” says Jessica, a New York City boutique manager. She laughs as she recalls [ … ]

BLOGS: THE NEUROSCIENCE CHRONICLES

October 29, 2011 Rachel Alter

NEUROSCIENCE BLOG If you’ve ever wondered about conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, brain tumors or epilepsy, you might want to [ … ]

BOOK ROUNDUP

October 29, 2011 David Yang

The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock L. Eide and Fernette F. Eide (Hudson [ … ]

TV: CBS’s UNFORGETTABLE CRIME SOLVER WITH ABSOLUTE MEMORY

October 29, 2011 Gerri Miller

The latest addition to CBS’s crime procedural roster has a novel twist: Unforgettable is about a former cop with hyperthymesia [ … ]

FALL 2011 CALENDAR OF BRAIN-RELATED EVENTS

October 29, 2011 Brain World

October 3-10 Cold Spring Harbor, New York Neurobiology of Drosophila meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/dros11.shtml 3-15 San Quirico d’Orcia, Italy Translational Research in CNS [ … ]

WELCOME TO BRAIN WORLD’S BLOG!

October 28, 2011 Brain World

Brain World explores cutting-edge science and how its findings can affect human health, culture, education, global issues and more. We [ … ]

Benign, Not Harmless

July 22, 2011 Laura Bell

“I learned to my dismay that he was hearing voices; he told one doctor he had been doing so since the ’80s.” [ … ]

The Hidden Cost Of Sporting Events

July 22, 2011 Mridu Khullar Relph

Countries around the world deal with trash left behind. [ … ]

Eye On The UN Roundup Of Global Issues

July 22, 2011 Hanifa Mezoui, Ph.D.

In 1995, 189 governments and more than 5,000 representatives from 2,100 ngos participated in the conference in Beijing, which promised to remove the obstacles to women’s public participation through equality in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making. [ … ]

Scientists Pinpoint Fear Of Losing

July 22, 2011 Lars Dolinky

Most subjects would not even risk $15 for the chance to win $20. [ … ]

The Brain Gene For Hangovers

July 22, 2011 Amy Klein

Though “the hair of the dog” seems to relieve some of the hangover effects, the researchers warn that it could cause alcohol dependence. [ … ]