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Testing Your Reflexes
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Can Hearing Loss Predict — or Lead to — Cognitive Decline?
Possible links between impaired hearing and loss of cognitive abilities raise the tantalizing possibility that restoring hearing could slow cognitive decline.
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Speech Science: Tongue Twisters and Valley Girls
Unraveling the speech patterns behind tongue twisters and Valley girls ... and boys.
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Unlocking Creativity in the Brain
Peering into the brains of people as they sing, brainstorm, and play is guiding neuroscientists to new insights into the neural underpinnings of creativity.
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A Journey Through the Visual System
How do your eyes and brain allow you to see? Find out in this watercolor journey through the visual system.
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How accurately do your eyes see the world?
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Does having a bigger brain make you smarter?
Having a bigger brain does not guarantee more cognitive power.
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Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv
Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation — so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out.
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Odor information travels through the amygdala, where it helps to influence such behaviors as reproduction and defense.
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A Measure of Consciousness
Despite much thought and ingenuity, neuroscience still struggles to define what consciousness is.
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Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
Studying the nerve cells that alert fruit flies to danger may one day help scientists better understand diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and autism.
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Mark Changizi: Why Do We See Illusions?
Why can’t our extremely complex eyes render simple optical illusions? Surprise, surprise — it comes back to the brain, which has only evolved to encounter natural stimuli.
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