Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience

    How screams shatter the brain

    The acoustical properties of screams make them hard to ignore, a new study suggests.

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  2. Neuroscience

    How screams shatter the brain

    The acoustical properties of screams make them hard to ignore, a new study suggests.

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  3. Neuroscience

    ‘Speed cells’ found in rats’ brains

    Newly discovered “speed cells” clock rats’ swiftness.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Putting time’s mysteries in order

    Investigating both the orderly and disorderly dimensions of time provides the focus for a special issue of Science News.

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  5. Neuroscience

    Special Report: Dimensions of Time

    Science News writers report on the latest scientific investigations into time’s place in the physical, biological and mental worlds.

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  6. Neuroscience

    How the brain perceives time

    To perceive time, the brain relies on internal clocks that precisely orchestrate movement, sensing, memories and learning.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Sugar makes mice sleepy

    A new study reveals how a sugary meal can lead to slumber.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Potential pain treatment’s mechanism deciphered

    Scientists have new insight as to how a class of environment-sensing bone marrow cells can help safely relieve pain.

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  9. Life

    Age isn’t just a number

    Getting old happens faster for some, and the reason may be in the blood.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Wrinkled brain mimics crumpled paper

    Brains crumple up just like wads of paper, a new study suggests.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Smell test may detect autism

    A quick sniff test could reveal whether or not a child has autism, but some scientists have doubts.

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  12. Neuroscience

    Old fruit flies’ swagger restored with brain chemical dopamine

    Replenishing the chemical communicator dopamine to a handful of nerve cells makes old flies feel frisky again.

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