Brain
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Books
‘You Think, So You Can Dance?’ Science Is on It.
How does an art of the body affect the mind? “Epiphany Machine,” a performance that’s also a scientific study, paints a picture of the brain on dance — onstage and in data. Two dancers move through a simple sequence of steps while wearing ...
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News
Your Brain Holds Secrets. Scientists Want to Find Them.
Many Americans plan to donate their organs for transplants or their bodies for medical science. Few realize that there’s a growing need for their brains, too.
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Newyork
Dad Brain Is Real, and It’s a Good Thing
A father of three recently told me that if he could go back in time and give himself one piece of advice, it would be to have kids sooner. Fatherhood changed him; it gave his life purpose, he said. It turns out neuroscience agrees with him. My ...
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US
The Army Sees Mortars as Safe. Troops Report Signs of Brain Injury.
After firing about 10,000 mortar rounds during four years of training, one soldier who joined the Army with near-perfect scores on the military aptitude test was struggling to read or do basic math. Another soldier started having unexplained fits in ...
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Science
Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data
Consumers have grown accustomed to the prospect that their personal data, such as email addresses, social contacts, browsing history and genetic ancestry, are being collected and often resold by the apps and the digital services they use. With the ...
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News
Ice Skating and the Brain
Ice Skating and the Brain How do champion skaters accomplish their extraordinary jumps and spins? Brain science is uncovering clues. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck is a neuroscience reporter and figure skating fan. March 27, 2024The recent World Figure ...
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Newyork
The Maine Shooter’s Traumatic Brain Injury Didn’t Have to Happen
It’s hard to explain how it feels to be behind an artillery piece when it fires. First is the roaring sound that no movie can ever match. Then comes the sight: the gun jerking violently, smoke billowing from its tube as the crew scrambles to load the ...
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US
Wide Ramifications Seen for Brain Damage Found in Maine Gunman
Exposure to blasts, even at low levels, may play a much greater role in veterans’ mental health struggles than has been known, with implications for treatment strategies and for criminal justice.
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US
Profound Damage Found in Maine Gunman’s Brain, Possibly From Blasts
A laboratory found a pattern of cell damage that has been seen in veterans exposed to weapons blasts, and said it probably played a role in symptoms the gunman displayed before the shooting.
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News
An Ultrasound Experiment Tackles a Giant Problem in Brain Medicine
The effects of drugs that treat Alzheimer’s, cancer and other illnesses are often limited by the blood-brain barrier. A small study suggests a way forward.