Aug 22
Over at the Atlantic, Steve Paulson has a fascinating interview with “romantic reductionist” neuroscientist Christof Koch, about the science of consciousness and the possibility of a sentient Internet. More »
Jun 27
Everybody knows that sleep helps our brains sort out, reorder and make sense of all the information it consumes during the day. But now a team of neuroscientists has shown that it’s possible to continue learning through the night, too. Here’s how you can give it a try. More »
Jun 26
Stress breeds depression. Anecdotally, we all know that’s the case, but scientifically speaking it’s been a hypothesis that has until now remained unproven. A new study, however, reveals that chronic stress affects us at the genetic level, in turn creating very real brain changes associated with depression. More »
Jun 25
A team of Stanford scientists has revealed that it plans to sit Stephen Hawking down in a room, place a device on his head, and literally hack his brain to work out what’s going on in there. More »
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