Bacteria are controlling our minds? Not quite, but recent evidence suggests that bacteria residing in the gut (gut flora) may play a much more prominent role in brain function than anyone ever thought. At first glance, this seems strange, as these are microorganisms are doing their thing pretty far away from the brain, and the […]
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October
25
Who will you be this Halloween?
posted by kkiritah
For children and adults alike, the most exciting thing about Halloween is putting on a costume and being someone—or something—else for a day. What we wear can profoundly change our attitudes and behaviors, so in some ways, we actually can become someone completely different on Halloween, and it’s SO MUCH FUN! But imagine becoming someone […]
October
17
Who Do You Think You Are?
posted by socogal42
The young woman lies in a hospital bed, her head wrapped in bandages, a handsome man asleep at her bedside. She opens her eyes and we can immediately see her eyes move wildly around the room, taking in the surroundings with a panicked look on her face. The man jerks awake and tries to […]
October
10
neurophilosodiction
posted by jasonakeller
Neuroscientists and philosophers swim together in a pool of loaded words and phrases: “consciousness”, “free will”, “attention”, “decision making”, and so forth. Because defining these concepts is important to both fields, semantic debate tends to muddy the water. For instance, do we have free will? Don’t worry…I’m not here to convince you that my view […]
September
13
Reading is Weird
posted by erikkaestner
How do humans learn how to read? Reading is a much more recent development compared to spoken language, with the development of written language typically placed around 3200 BCE in Egypt (1). Some have termed this development a cultural invention because we were able to gain a new ability to understand meaning from written characters, […]
August
22
Sensorimotor cortex reorganization: a ghost story
posted by Emilie Reas
Ugh … not again. The all-too-familiar pain appears in your hand. The muscles cramp and the crushing pressure mounts. Nothing you do alleviates the ache, and the longer it persists, the more intolerable it becomes. You try with all your might to unclench it, move it to any other position. But, as in those nightmares […]
August
15
On Being Handed
posted by Ashley Juavinett
There’s a box of matches on the table in front of you. You pick up the box, choose a match, and strike it against the side of the box. Which hand did you use to strike the match? Chances are, you used your right hand. According to most estimates, roughly 90% of the human population […]
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