Neurology

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.
Oliver Sacks' musical mystery tour
Our preeminent storytelling neuroscientist spotlights music's transformative effect on the brain. But has Sacks finally struck the wrong note?
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.
Hard-wired for God?
A Christian takes issue with a book claiming that religion is merely a trick of evolution.
All is not quite right
Our lives are transformed. Second of two parts.
The worst diagnosis
An intellectual couple facing Alzheimer's finds great love and tenderness.
I can't help it!
We all do obsessive things. People with Tourette's syndrome just do it more.
Who will go nuts?
Predicting mental illness is usually no better than gambling, but we keep trying.
The mysterious mind
One author doubts that we will ever explain and control the brain.
Ask Dr. Bob
Why do I get migraines during orgasm? And is it nobler to be a writer or a doctor?
A moveable cough
Dr. Bob explains consumption and reassures a woman who put on the wrong shoes.
Debunking depression
Many people who claim they are clinically depressed may only be disgruntled
Thought-activated computing
Thought-activated computing: By Sam Witt and Sean Durkin. The cyberpunk vision of a brain/computer interface becomes real -- as a boon for the paralyzed.

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