Science

I Always Knew You Were Telepathic: Investigating the Brain’s “Supernatural” Communication

October 30, 2018

Have you ever wondered what a person from the Middle Ages might think if they could spend a single day with you? He or she might think that you’re some sort of sorcerer as they watch you dash off emails, chat on your cell phone, or Skype with someone on the other side of the globe. These are all magical forms

Where’s Your Brain’s Dictionary?

October 27, 2018

Research from MIT suggests that there are parts of our brain dedicated to language and only language, a finding that marks a major advance in the search for brain regions specialized for sophisticated mental functions. Functional specificity, as it’s known to cognitive scientists, refers to the idea that discrete parts of the brain

The Soul Is In The Brain: An Interview with Eduard Punset

October 23, 2018

If you ask professor, author, and specialist on the impact of emerging technologies Eduard Punset about his motivation to go into science, he says that when he saw the impact of new technologies on the multiplication of products and markets, thus breaking the sacred principle of economies of scale

Dementia: The Rising Dragon

October 23, 2018

Joyce had always been at the top of her class, from middle school through college. As a young woman in the 1950s, she was defiant toward the belief that women were second-class citizens, only good for staying at home with the kids. Due to her determination, she attended the best law school in the country

The Zero Point: Living as A Citizen of Earth

October 9, 2018

Many intellectuals, spiritual leaders, and even scientists are talking about oneness. But the reality is that we keep drawing dividing lines between us, as we can see from the many problems of our world. In order to make the zero point physically manifest and come to life, understanding it conceptually or even through experience is not enough

Does Superman Help Explain the Experience of Autism?

October 5, 2018

While critics and audiences railed at the portrayal of Superman in the fight scenes of his return to the big screen in “Man Of Steel,” there was another aspect of his character that was far less discussed in that film. In an early flashback sequence, the young Clark Kent is trying to concentrate in school, but the world around him

Dr. Daniel Amen on Taking a Closer Look At the Brain

October 4, 2018

“I belong to the only group of doctors that never looks at the organ they treat,” says Dr. Daniel Amen. He is, of course, referring to psychiatrists, and the organ is, of course, the brain. Different from functional MRIs which provide pictures of the brain, SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) imaging

What It’s Like To Have A Grand Mal Seizure (And Why I’m Trying to Have One)

October 3, 2018

I have 34 electrodes glued to my head, 34 10-foot wires streaming from my head, plugged into the wall. My head is wrapped in cheesecloth. I’m in the hospital, and I’m not leaving until I have a grand mal seizure. An epileptic grand mal seizure is horrible. Horrible to witness, even more horrible to experience. When I have one

The Enigma of Human Consciousness

September 22, 2018

The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)-hosted event, “The Emerging Science of Consciousness: Mind, Brain and the Human Experience,” began with a lively discussion titled, “The Thinking Ape: The Enigma of Human Consciousness.” Seeking to plummet this dense subject

Harvesting the Future: How GMOs Will Sustain a Changing World

September 12, 2018

Editing genetic material — something that we can now do more rapidly than ever — is not without its detractors. For many countries in the European Union, the sale of GMOs is cautiously restricted, as these modified products are believed to be agents of cancer and birth defects. Even in the United States

My Life With Tourette’s

August 10, 2018

I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in third grade, so each tap was a tic. TS is a genetic disorder that most experts believe is caused by nerve cells in the brain improperly releasing a neurotransmitter called dopamine. In every human brain, dopamine is a chemical messenger that nerve cells

How Emotions Are Made: A Q&A with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

July 25, 2018

We often think of our emotions as sudden and fleeting, and we pride ourselves on making our decisions based on reason and logic — not letting our emotions get in the way. The reality is a bit grayer. Our emotions, it seems, are a bit more complex than we think. We respond to them

Are We Alone? The Question is Worthy of Serious Scientific Study

July 2, 2018

Are we alone? Unfortunately, neither of the answers feel satisfactory. To be alone in this vast universe is a lonely prospect. On the other hand, if we are not alone and there is someone or something more powerful out there, that too is terrifying.

Applying Neuroscience to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

June 18, 2018

Together with its partner organization the Korean Institute of Brain Science, the International Brain Education Association (IBREA) organizes a conference at the United Nations every year and submits a subsequent statement to the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The yearly conference

Will Electronic Tattoos Ever Go Mainstream?

June 16, 2018

An electronic tattoo that bends with body tissue and is able to sense brain-wave activity, muscle movement, and heart activity? It may sound like science fiction, but scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University, among others, have been working on these

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