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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.; By Daniel Amen, M.D. May 12, 2008
Brain scam: Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?; By Robert Burton May 12, 2008
Buff up your brain: Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?; By Robert Burton Mar 31, 2008
The certainty epidemic: We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?; By Robert Burton Feb 29, 2008
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.; By Beth Arnold Feb 23, 2008
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.; By Robert Burton Jan 31, 2008
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.; By Alison Buckholtz Jan 15, 2008
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.; By Steve Paulson Dec 18, 2007
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.; By Robert Burton Dec 11, 2007
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.; By Gordy Slack Nov 5, 2007
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.; By Robert Burton Oct 31, 2007
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?; By Kevin Berger Oct 12, 2007
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.; By Robert Burton Sep 25, 2007
Hard-wired for God?: A Christian takes issue with a book claiming that religion is merely a trick of evolution.; By Michael Joseph Gross Feb 1, 2001
All is not quite right: Our lives are transformed. Second of two parts.; By Sam Crane Dec 7, 2000
The worst diagnosis: An intellectual couple facing Alzheimer's finds great love and tenderness.; By Michael Castleman, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D., and Matthew Naythons, M.D. Feb 1, 2000
I can't help it!: We all do obsessive things. People with Tourette's syndrome just do it more.; By David Bowman Jan 21, 2000
Who will go nuts?: Predicting mental illness is usually no better than gambling, but we keep trying.; By Robert Burton, M.D. Dec 6, 1999
The mysterious mind: One author doubts that we will ever explain and control the brain.; By Arthur Allen Oct 27, 1999
Ask Dr. Bob: Why do I get migraines during orgasm? And is it nobler to be a writer or a doctor?; By Robert Burton, M.D. Oct 25, 1999
A moveable cough: Dr. Bob explains consumption and reassures a woman who put on the wrong shoes.; By Robert Burton, M.D. Oct 11, 1999
Debunking depression: Many people who claim they are clinically depressed may only be disgruntled; By Robert Burton, M.D. Aug 23, 1999
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.; By Sam Witt And Sean Durkin Nov 23, 1998

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