Lisa Feldman Barrett and 7 ½ Lessons About the Brain
Seven and a Half Lesson About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett is an excellent and brief glance at how the brain works and why it matters.
Seven and a Half Lesson About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett is an excellent and brief glance at how the brain works and why it matters.
Remote education tore down the futuristic utopias of AI taking over the job of teachers. One would argue that it’s because of how our social brain is designed.
Stanislas Dehaene has written the best presentation card for Educational Neuroscience. His newest book dispels myths about the brain, education, and the new path for learning.
In Britain, neurologist Guy Leschziner runs one of the busiest clinics in the country. While many neurologists see patients with rare disorders of the nervous system, Leschziner frequently receives cases that deal with the still-mysterious world of sleep. While the frequent insomnia patient is always at the doorsteps of the clinic, other cases tend to …
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Christof Koch unleashes theories, models, and possibilities on the “hard problem.” Can The Feeling of Life Itself end the speculation around consciousness?
Judith Grisel was only 13 years old when she got drunk. It was her first time, but the buzz that alcohol produced in her brain was enough to start a series of events that would lead her into the drug world. She started with alcohol; later, with marijuana and cocaine; until she ended up shooting …
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In 1981, scientist Edward Taub was arrested after Alex Pachecho and PETA presented proof to the local authorities about the experiments that were done with monkeys in his lab. This came to be known as the Silver Spring monkeys.
Platypuses, Bearded Dragons, and Zebrafish might offer a further history of REM sleep and the origins of dreams in humans.
Oliver Sacks would have been 86 today. We explore his most famous book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, 34 years later.
Randolph Nesse is responsible for Darwinian medicine. In his new book, Good Reasons for Bad Feelings, he opens the door for evolutionary psychiatry.