Neurology

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  • Big Pharma says your mysterious pain is real

    A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a drug. But what is unreal pain?
  • A judge without empathy is inhuman

    The anti-Obama rallying cry that a Supreme Court justice must rule by reason alone is ignorant of how our minds and bodies work.
  • A-Rod isn't a cheater

    Taking steroids is only natural. It's an extension of our technological lives. So let's come down from our romantic soapboxes.
  • PBS's latest infomercial

    By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility.
  • The dark lesson of Bernie Madoff

    The financier ripped off his lifelong friends and clients with callous precision. He should be a case study of human cruelty.
  • Should Johnny play linebacker?

    Concussions sustained in high school sports may put young athletes at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.
  • What your loneliness is telling you

    New science says being lonely speeds aging. Old philosophy says the holiday blues are a signal to examine and change your life.
  • My candidate, myself

    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.
  • Born that gay

    Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological?
  • 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.
  • Hang up and drive

    Think driving while talking on the cellphone is safe as long as you use a headset, as new laws require? Stop yammering and read this article.
  • We are family

    Are humans unique in the animal kingdom? Neuroscience pioneer Michael Gazzaniga thinks so. He is not convincing.
  • Gambling with science

    Determined to defeat lawsuits over addiction, the casino industry is funding research at a Harvard-affiliated lab.
  • Daniel Amen responds to "Brain scam"

    The host of the PBS special "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life" addresses the critical Salon article about him.
  • Brain scam

    Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
  • 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

    We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?
  • The truth about "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

    Family and friends of Jean-Dominique Bauby speak out about how Julian Schnabel's Oscar-nominated film honors and defames Bauby's real story.
  • 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

    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.
  • The atheist delusion

    Theologian John Haught explains why science and God are not at odds, why Mike Huckabee worries him, and why Richard Dawkins and other "new atheists" are ignorant about religion.
  • 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.
  • I feel your pain

    New proof of "mirror neurons" explains why we experience the grief and joy of others, and maybe why humans are altruistic. But don't call us Gandhi yet.
  • 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.
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