Brain

  1. Brain

    One eye, 3-D

    Most scientists think people need two eyes to see a flat image or movie in three dimensions. However, a new study suggests seeing in 3-D with one-eye is possible.

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  2. Brain

    Restoring a sense of touch

    A zap to a monkey’s brain fools the animal into thinking its finger has been touched. The findings point to a way for artificial fingers to communicate with the brain so that touch “feels” more real.

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  3. Brain

    ‘Study drugs’ can be dangerous

    The misuse of these ADHD medicines not only constitutes cheating, but they can become addictive and can mess with your head.

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  4. Brain

    The upside of cheating

    Many people assume that cheaters and thieves will secretly feel shame or guilt. A new study challenges that. It finds that people who cheat without causing anyone much harm actually enjoy a little buzz afterward.

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  5. Brain

    Age-old fears perk up baby’s ears

    Kids start paying attention to scary sounds when only a few months old.

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  6. Life

    Building an almost-brain

    Special cells can weave themselves together into blobs that, under a microscope, look a lot like the brain tissue in a developing fetus. You might think of these cellular masses as “brains-under-development.” Madeline Lancaster and Jürgen Knoblich offer a more technical name for them: “cerebral organoids.”

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  7. Brain

    Learning words in the womb

    Fetuses are listening. And they’ll remember what they heard. Studies had shown they can hear songs and learn sounds while in the womb. Now scientists show that fetuses can learn specific words, too. And for at least a few days after they’re born, babies can still recall commonly repeated words.

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  8. Brain

    Video games: When granddad wins

    With some practice, people over 60 bested untrained 20-year-olds.

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  9. Brain

    Putting the brakes on overeating

    Restoring a chemical in the gut sends a message to mouse brains to stop overeating.

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  10. Brain

    Caffeine rewires brains of baby mice

    Brain changes and memory problems plagued mouse pups whose moms had consumed caffeine during pregnancy.

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  11. Brain

    Sleepyheads prefer junk food

    A night without sleep changes the brain and how appetizing people find high-calorie foods.

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  12. Brain

    Teen fighting may harm IQ

    Blows to the head may explain these effects on the brain.

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