Yearly Archives: 2014
Controlling Self-Awareness During Sleep
May 12th, 2014
Changing neural activity in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain can cause a sleeper to become aware of her dreaming state, a study shows.
Brain Cells Viewed ‘Talking’ at Molecular Level
May 7th, 2014
Brain scans are now starting to peer down to the molecular level, revealing what brain cells are telling one another, researchers say.
You don’t always know what you’re saying
May 7th, 2014
People's conscious awareness of their speech often comes after they've spoken, not before.
Neurons in the brain tune into different frequencies for different spatial memory tasks
April 19th, 2014
Your brain transmits information about your current location and memories of past locations over the same neural pathways using different frequencies of a rhythmic electrical activity called gamma waves, report neuroscientists at The University of Texas at Austin.
Deep Brain Stimulation Triggers Hallucinations
April 18th, 2014
Close your eyes and imagine home. Sharp details—such as the shape of the front doorknob, the height of the windows, or the paint color—assemble in your mind with a richness that seems touchable.
Last Week in Science
April 7th, 2014
Last Week in Science
6 Corporations Control 96% of World
April 7th, 2014
6 Corporations Control 96% of World
A Message From Your Brain: I’m Not Good At Remembering What I Hear
April 1st, 2014
A new study shows that we are far better at remembering what we see and touch than what we hear.
Astrophysicists Announce Major Discovery Of Big Bang’s Smoking Gun
April 1st, 2014
Scientists have found the first direct evidence that the universe expanded incredibly quickly in the microseconds after the Big Bang.
David Eagleman on how we constructs reality, time perception, and The Secret Lives of the Brain
April 1st, 2014
“The conscious mind—which is the part of you that flickers to life when you wake up in the morning: that bit of you—it’s like a stowaway on a transatlantic steamship, that’s taking credit for the journey, without acknowledging all ...
