http://dir.salon.com/topics/brains/?source=rss&aim=brains en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/08/13/philosophical_baby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/08/13/philosophical_baby/index.html?source=rss Toddlers have amazing philosophical minds that work like computers and can teach us a world about ourselves By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/06/11/fibromyalgia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/06/11/fibromyalgia/index.html?source=rss A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a drug. But what is unreal pain? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/05/12/obama_empathy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/05/12/obama_empathy/index.html?source=rss The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/11/bt_kurzweil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/05/11/bt_kurzweil/index.html?source=rss The futurist says we will soon have technology capable of re-creating the subtlety and suppleness of the brain. Should we be worried? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/03/12/mark_hyman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/03/12/mark_hyman/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/02/26/bernie_madoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/02/26/bernie_madoff/index.html?source=rss The financier ripped off his lifelong friends and clients with callous precision. He should be a case study of human cruelty. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/01/13/sports_concussions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2009/01/13/sports_concussions/index.html?source=rss Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/22/voter_choice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/22/voter_choice/index.html?source=rss 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 Alix Kates Shulman Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/09/17/alix_shulman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/09/17/alix_shulman/index.html?source=rss I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/12/gay_neurology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/09/12/gay_neurology/index.html?source=rss Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological? By Cary Tennis Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/03/sleep_disorder/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/03/sleep_disorder/index.html?source=rss I've tried to toe the line on my arrival time to no avail -- and I think it's gonna get me fired. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/08/01/placebo_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/mind_reader/2008/08/01/placebo_effect/index.html?source=rss Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/05/12/daniel_amen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/05/12/daniel_amen/index.html?source=rss Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/03/31/brain_games/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/03/31/brain_games/index.html?source=rss Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/02/29/certainty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/02/29/certainty/index.html?source=rss We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves? By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/01/31/body_dysmorphic_disorder/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2008/01/31/body_dysmorphic_disorder/index.html?source=rss 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 Alison Buckholtz Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/15/synesthesia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/15/synesthesia/index.html?source=rss 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 Gary Wolf Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/11/calculating_consciousness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/11/calculating_consciousness/index.html?source=rss Is it possible to be too aware of our own consciousness? A psychologist and a philosopher teamed up to document inner experience. By Robert Burton Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/12/11/unknown_white_male/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/12/11/unknown_white_male/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/10/31/prejudice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/mind_reader/2007/10/31/prejudice/index.html?source=rss 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 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/25/is_she_conscious/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/25/is_she_conscious/index.html?source=rss 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. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/08/14/rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/08/14/rove/index.html?source=rss Karl Rove sits down to an interview aboard Air Force One after announcing his resignation. By Cary Tennis Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/31/cat_and_roommate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/31/cat_and_roommate/index.html?source=rss OK, so I have a little OCD, but I don't think my wishes should be ignored. By Jonathan Cott and Karen Rester Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/25/joseph_ledoux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/25/joseph_ledoux/index.html?source=rss 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 JC Hallman Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/01/bifurcated_head/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/01/bifurcated_head/index.html?source=rss 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.