Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience

    Pianists learn better by playing

    Pianists’ muscle memory helped them recognize incorrect notes.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Brain chemicals help worms live long and prosper

    Serotonin and dopamine accompany long lives in C. elegans worms under caloric restriction.

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  3. Planetary Science

    Feedback

    Readers respond to a special report on neuroscience and discuss moon dust.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Heartbeats help people see

    People were more likely to spot a flash of a hard-to-see ring when the image was presented right after a heartbeat

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  5. Neuroscience

    Me, Myself, and Why

    Me, Myself, and Why is an ambitious effort to dissect the hodgepodge of genetic and environmental factors that sculpt people’s identities.

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  6. Neuroscience

    Music doesn’t move some people

    One study offers a glimpse into those who find no enjoyment in tunes.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Brain uses decision-making region to tell blue from green

    Language and early visual areas of the brain are not crucial for distinguishing colors, an fMRI study suggests.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Girls may require more mutations than boys to develop autism

    New results may help explain why more males wind up with autism.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Brain’s fact-checker located

    A bit of brain tissue near the top of the head may be the body’s fact-checker. Called the supplementary motor cortex, this brain region monitors the body’s action and sends an alert when a mistake is made.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Like people, dogs have brain areas that respond to voices

    MRI study may help explain how pups understand human communication.

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  11. Psychology

    Stress hormone rise linked to less risky financial decisions

    People given cortisol chose safer options, suggesting inherent risk aversion as an overlooked variable in financial crises.

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  12. Neuroscience

    White matter scaffold offers new view of the brain

    A new neural map of white matter connections may explain why some injuries are worse than others.

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