Can magnets be used to treat epilepsy? For over 25 years, magnets have been used to stimulate the brain to investigate how nerve cells are connected in the brain. In many instances people with diseases affecting the brain such as stroke, epilepsy, dystonia and depression have Read more »
Boost Your Brain by Playing an Instrument
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they Read more »
Hi, I am Your Pineal Gland!
The Pineal Gland is a tiny pine-cone-shaped endocrine gland about the size of a grain of rice, tucked in a small groove where the two halves of the thalamus join. Aside from regulating sleep and wakefulness through melatonin production, the pineal gland, also known as the third Read more »
Motive Attribution Asymmetry – How to Resolve Conflicts
Whether it's politics in the United States or violent conflict in the Mideast, the roots of the vitriol and intractability begin to grow not from a hatred of the other side, but from a misunderstanding of what's motivating the other side. According to a new study co-authored by a Read more »
Music from the Mind
In order to play complex pieces on stringed instruments, musicians need amazing dexterity to maneuver the different notes. Thanks to a special interface system, however, this group of musicians can play instruments with only their minds. The Paramusical Ensemble is a group Read more »