Best Of 2019

How Rewards and Goals Redraw Your Brain’s Map of the World

April 30, 2019

Until recently, grid cells were thought to use a precise system of coordinates when it came to mapping out space — a reason grid cells were described as the “brain’s inner GPS” when the researchers who made this discovery won the Nobel Prize. Neurobiologist Lisa Giocomo of Stanford University suspected that the

Grasping for Agape: Unconditional Love and the Human Mind

April 21, 2019

Although the concept is known by many names and iterations, the ideal of unconditional love is universally held in the collective human psyche. Most cultures have religious or philosophical principles that refer to the concept, often presented as the ultimate goal of the human maturation process. Yet, unconditional love

Know Your Brain: How Trauma Affects Memory

March 30, 2019

Why are we just hearing about this now? The question is all too familiar when it comes to dealing with sexual misconduct. Those who say it still think it’s an important point, that those who suffered should have come forward when the abuse happened — as if there is a right time for accusations like the ones made publicly

Gunner Goggles Neurology: Brain World Review

February 15, 2019

Cramming the night before seems to be the inevitable culmination of reviewing for any kind of exam — regardless of how old you are, its significance, or the complexity of the material. Some swear that it’s an acquired skill that can be picked up by making notecards of important terms, or spacing out reading sessions with a small reward.

Sex, Love, and Attachment: An Interview with Dr. Helen Fisher

February 14, 2019

Biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher is a leading expert and the most referenced scholar on the science of love and attraction. She is a senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute and a member of the Center for Human Evolutionary Studies in the department of anthropology at Rutgers University. In her

CBD For Anxiety: Hope Or Hoax?

February 11, 2019

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of CBD. The natural remedy du jour, CBD is being touted as a miracle drug — a cure-all for everything from cancer to epileptic seizures. But what about anxiety? The science is in the early stages, but scientists are (cautiously) enthused.

Finding A Medicine For Memory Loss in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

February 5, 2019

Every year, far too many people will see their parents and grandparents reduced to a shadow of who they once were — frightened, confused, and forgetful. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.7 million Americans, making it the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the fifth leading cause of death worldwide.

The Nature of Nurturing Love

January 19, 2019

Research tells us that a mother may say “hello” to her baby as often as 15 times a minute. The welcome implicit in this greeting began not only in the womb as the mother carried the infant for nine months, but already in the brains of mother and child. The brain chemicals that bind mother and child begin their work

Imagine That — Imagination Is Lot Like the Real Thing (To Your Brain)

December 8, 2018

Albert Einstein once famously remarked that imagination was better than knowledge, since knowledge is limited. It may sound like a justification of ignorance to some, but a recent study suggests he was onto something. New research in brain imaging conducted by researchers at the University at Colorado

(Who Wrote) The Book of Love: An Interview with Dr. Gabriel Abend

November 9, 2018

How do scientists go about defining love when they perform experiments? An interest in this particular aspect of the human condition is prevalent in both disciplines — but in neuroscience, they are only beginning to scratch the surface.

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