neurobiology
Neurochemistry Explains the High of Getting It Right
Researchers link the brain's dopamine reward center to musical performance, at least in birds.
An Expert Explains Why You Feel So Lonely All the Time
Failing to connect with other people can seriously screw with your dopamine reward system, says psychiatrist Amy Banks.
Our Cyborg Future Could Be a Needle to the Brain
Bio-nano-engineers have devised tiny electronic devices that can be injected directly into the brain.
New Research Shows Schizophrenia Is a Disorder of Information Ruled by Genes
The biology behind schizophrenia has been an enduring and frustrating mystery of neuroscience.
A Neurobiology Expert Explains Why Don Lemon's Suggestion to Bite a Rapist's Dick Is Profoundly Stupid
CNN host Don Lemon somehow deemed it acceptable to ask Joan Tarshis, one of 16 women to accuse Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her, why she didn't just bite Bill Cosby's dick. An expert in neurobiology of trauma explains why that's stupid.
The Brain-Wiping Science of Pigeon Training
When TC Ptomey acquires a group of pigeons, he almost always keeps them in the basement in the pitch black for several weeks before bringing them up to the roof.
Neuroengineers Crack the 'Black Box' of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
A promising treatment for major depression and substance abuse finally offers some physiological answers.