Contributors
September 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2012 issue of The Scientist.
September 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Wired for Story, Dreamland, Homo Mysterious, and Vagina
The brain’s phagocytes follow an ATP bread trail laid down by calcium waves to the site of damage.
The remarkable ability of the star-nosed mole to interpret its surroundings through touch is yielding clues about mammalian sensory processing in general.
Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.
Scientists hope an understanding of nerve fibers responsive only to gentle touch will give insight into the role the sense plays in social bonding.
Information picked up while we slumber can stay with us when we awake, even if we aren’t aware of it.
The rise in the amount of federal money requested through research grants is due to a rise in the overall number of applicants.
Charles Nemeroff, who was barred from receiving grants for 2 years in 2008, snags $401K from the NIH to study PTSD.
An investigation of a well-known Dutch brain researcher finds evidence that she misrepresented data in 15 papers, but she is refuting the findings.