Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves
By Robert Burton Aug 13, 2009
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A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a drug. But what is unreal pain?
By Robert Burton
June 11, 2009
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The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work.
By Robert Burton
May 12, 2009
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The futurist says we will soon have technology capable of re-creating the subtlety and suppleness of the brain. Should we be worried?
May 11, 2009
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By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility.
By Robert Burton
March 12, 2009
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The financier ripped off his lifelong friends and clients with callous precision. He should be a case study of human cruelty.
By Robert Burton
February 26, 2009
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Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.
By Robert Burton
January 13, 2009
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Even when faced with new facts and insights, most voters don't change their minds about their favorite candidates. A neurologist explains how they might.
By Robert Burton
September 22, 2008
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I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself?
By Alix Kates Shulman
September 17, 2008
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Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological?
By Robert Burton
September 12, 2008
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I've tried to toe the line on my arrival time to no avail -- and I think it's gonna get me fired.
By Cary Tennis
September 3, 2008
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Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.
By Robert Burton
August 1, 2008
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Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
By Robert Burton
May 12, 2008
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Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?
By Robert Burton
March 31, 2008
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We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?
By Robert Burton
February 29, 2008
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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.
By Robert Burton
January 31, 2008
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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.
By Alison Buckholtz
January 15, 2008
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Is it possible to be too aware of our own consciousness? A psychologist and a philosopher teamed up to document inner experience.
By Gary Wolf
January 11, 2008
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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.
By Robert Burton
December 11, 2007
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Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn't mean we have to behave like Bill O'Reilly.
By Robert Burton
October 31, 2007
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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.
By Robert Burton
September 25, 2007
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Karl Rove sits down to an interview aboard Air Force One after announcing his resignation.
August 14, 2007
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OK, so I have a little OCD, but I don't think my wishes should be ignored.
By Cary Tennis
July 31, 2007
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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.
By Jonathan Cott and Karen Rester
July 25, 2007
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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.
By JC Hallman
November 1, 2006