Research Articles
Toxic Tides, Twitching Neurons: How an Algal Toxin is Illuminating Epilepsy's Hidden Triggers
Exploring how domoic acid from algal blooms helps researchers understand epilepsy's hidden triggers and potential treatments.
The Intelligence Puzzle: How Brain Injuries Reveal the Architecture of Human Cognition
Exploring how lesion mapping reveals the neural foundations of fluid intelligence and working memory through groundbreaking neuroscience research.
The Ketamine Correction: How Fixing a Science Paper Helped Forge a Mental Health Revolution
Exploring how a correction to a pivotal ketamine research paper contributed to the development of rapid-acting antidepressants.
When DNA Stutters: The Tiny Genetic Glitches Behind Devastating Brain Diseases
Exploring how unstable DNA repeat expansions drive neurodegenerative dementias and the latest breakthroughs in research and treatment.
The Mysterious Orbitofrontal Cortex: Your Brain's Maestro of Emotion, Decision, and Desire
Exploring the orbitofrontal cortex's role in emotion, decision-making, and mental health disorders with cutting-edge neuroscience research.
The Brain's Decision Desk: Unpacking the What, When, and Whether of Intentional Action
Exploring the WWW model of intentional action and how the brain makes decisions about what to do, when to act, and whether to act at all.
Cosmic Tempers: How Solar Flares and Magnetic Fields Might Be Stirring Human Aggression
Exploring the connection between solar activity, geomagnetic fields, and human aggressive behavior through scientific studies and data analysis.
Mapping the Mind with Compassion: How Intersectional Neuroscience Breaks Barriers
Exploring how intersectional neuroscience is transforming brain science through diversity, equity, and compassion in research design.
Rewiring Fear: How Brain Science Is Revolutionizing Exposure Therapy
Discover how neuroscience is transforming exposure therapy for anxiety and depression through brain rewiring mechanisms like memory reconsolidation and extinction learning.
The Hidden Island Within Your Brain: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Insula
Exploring the insula, the brain's master integration center that weaves together sensory experiences, emotional awareness, and decision-making.