In the book’s introduction, author and neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky explains his fascination with the biology of violence and other dark parts of human behavior.
From detecting gravity and the Earth’s magnetic field to feeling heat and the movement of water around them, animals can do more than just see, smell, touch, taste, and hear.
Strategies to make lab animals forget, remember, or experience false recollections probe how memory works, and may inspire treatments for neurological diseases.
Ricki Lewis(rlewis@the-scientist.com) | Mar 27, 2005 | 9 min read
Although pain is highly subjective, understanding the common underlying pathways that form an outline for pain perception holds clues to better control.
Glial cells were once considered neurons’ supporting actors, but new methods and model organisms are revealing their true importance in brain function.