A neuroscientist tries to communicate with people in a vegetative state using brain imaging techniques.
A neuroscientist tries to communicate with people in a vegetative state using brain imaging techniques.
The new version of the diagnostic manual will do away with alcohol dependence and abuse categories in favor of a single “alcohol use disorder” diagnosis.
Humans can tell the difference between the body smells of the young and the old, and find that youth is smellier.
Exposure to an environmental toxin can affect future generations’ ability to handle stressful conditions.
A new study suggests that the brain injuries suffered by soldiers in Afghanistan may be similar to those observed in some athletes.
House mice sing melodies out of the range of human hearing, and the crooning is impacting research from evolutionary biology to neuroscience.
In the introduction to the book, author Marc J. Kuchner tells the story of how one scientist used tricks of the marketing trade to save the Endangered Species Act from the political axe.
Recent research on the neurological effects of combat might play a role in the defense trial of a US Army soldier who is accused killed 16 Afghan civilians.
In Chapter 1, editors Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, and Michael McGrath introduce the concept of well-intentioned behaviors that go awry.