Brain

  1. Brain

    The brain looks at the bright side of things

    Scientists find good news changes people’s predictions more than bad news.

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  2. Brain

    Jet lag slows hamster brains

    Study suggests chronic jet lag could affect human brains too.

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  3. Brain

    Bullying is an everyday problem

    New work is showing that the best way to stop bullying is to keep it from ever starting.

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  4. Brain

    Action gaming and quick thinking

    Playing action games can hone ability to decide quickly, precisely.

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  5. Brain

    Dreaming makes perfect

    A new study connects dreams with learning a new skill.

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  6. Brain

    Teaching Math, teaching anxiety

    Teachers' math worries could affect students' performance.

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  7. Brain

    A brain-boosting video game

    A new study suggests that playing Tetris builds gray matter.

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  8. Brain

    The colorful world of synesthesia

    Explore the sensory explosion experienced by people with this unusual, but not that uncommon nor unwelcome, condition.

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  9. Brain

    Reading a mind’s memories

    By looking at patterns on brain scans, scientists can "see" where a person has been.

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  10. Brain

    Girls are cool for school

    Preschool boys perform better in classes where the girls outnumber them.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Mind-reading machine

    Researchers have used brain scans to measure how the brain "sees" pictures—and to try to predict what a person is looking at.

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  12. Brain

    Nice Chimps

    Like people, chimpanzees (and babies) seem to help each other out, just because it feels good to be generous.

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