Brains

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I can't get to work on time no matter what I can't get to work on time no matter what
I've tried to toe the line on my arrival time to no avail -- and I think it's gonna get me fired.
Placebo is not a dirty word Why "placebo" is not a dirty word
Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.
Brain scam Brain scam
Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
Buff up your brain Buff up your brain
Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?
The certainty epidemic The certainty epidemic
We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?
How looks can kill How looks can kill
People obsessed with their appearance suffer from a biological disorder, researchers now say. But not so fast: It's still our culture that warps our brains.
The letter E is purple The letter E is purple
My synesthesia made me feel like a freak. But if my son has inherited this neurological quirk, I hope he realizes what a gift it is.
A penny for your deepest thoughts A penny for your deepest thoughts
Is it possible to be too aware of our own consciousness? A psychologist and a philosopher teamed up to document inner experience.
The man who lost his past The man who lost his past
The documentary film "Unknown White Male," about a New York stockbroker who loses his memory, is medically implausible. But it offers an important lesson about an overlooked illness.
We're prejudiced, now what? We're prejudiced, now what?
Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn't mean we have to behave like Bill O'Reilly.
The light's on, but is anybody home? The light's on, but is anybody home?
An extraordinary brain study concludes that a woman in a vegetative state is aware of herself. It's a dangerous claim that could throw families and physicians into turmoil.
Rove's round table Rove's round table
Karl Rove sits down to an interview aboard Air Force One after announcing his resignation.
My roommate bounces my cats the wrong way My roommate bounces my cats the wrong way
OK, so I have a little OCD, but I don't think my wishes should be ignored.
Joseph LeDoux's heavy mental Joseph LeDoux's heavy mental
The neuroscientist explains how music, emotion and memory shape our identities -- and why he has donned a Stratocaster to keep the brain rollin' all night long.
Mind over matter Mind over matter
It wasn't the promise of saving lives that kept me attending an EMT class, but my will to witness the mystery of life in a bifurcated head.
Divining the brain Divining the brain
Andrew Newberg discusses what happens in our brains during prayer, meditation and mystical visions. Yet understanding the brain, argues the neuroscientist, does not close the book on the nature of religious experience.
Just like a woman Just like a woman
Lawrence Summers was right about one thing: There are innate differences between males and females. And if we want everyone to succeed, we shouldn't dismiss them.
In search of my own brain In search of my own brain
In an excerpt from "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson details his attempt to catch his own mind in the act of thinking.
This really is your brain on drugs This really is your brain on drugs
In "Mind Wide Open" Steven Johnson looks under the cranial hood to find out what makes him -- and us -- tick.
Madison Avenue and your brain Madison Avenue and your brain
New advances in neuroscience are explaining why people just do it, exactly as they're told to, when that commercial comes on.
From the Internet springs life eternal From the Internet springs life eternal
Online dinosaurs never go extinct -- instead, they thrive, jostling with their descendants for our attention.
All is not quite right All is not quite right
Our lives are transformed. Second of two parts.
Immunized against addiction
Can a simple vaccine kill the appetite for cocaine? Researchers may soon find out.
The myths and truths of our muscle of love
An interview with Sherwin B. Nuland, author of "The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths."
Stress
Act more like a zebra and it won't kill you.
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