Scientists discover ancient brain cells that help block distractions
Scientists have identified a group of neurons located in an ancient region of the brain that plays a key role in helping animals focus....
The universe may be hiding conscious minds stranger than we can imagine
Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, ...
New brain study reveals speech learning works differently than we thought
Learning a new language or recovering the ability to speak may rely less on the brain's movement centers than scientists once believed....
Political polarization in low- and middle-income countries
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The growing concentration of national influence in global science
Modern science has always been, to some extent, a global enterprise
Potential mechanisms and functional significance of aperiodic neural activity
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A common vitamin could help fight one of the deadliest brain cancers
For months, Edward (Ed) Waldner knew something wasn't right. At 55 years old, he felt constantly drained, no matter how much or how lit...
Political segregation in the US workplace
Brown, J. R. & Enos, R. D. The measurement of partisan sorting for 180 million voters. Nat. Hum. Behav. 5, 998–1008 (202...
Representativeness and response validity across nine opt-in online samples
Response validityFigure 1 shows average overall response validity as well as averages for each separate measure ...
Tubulin prevents toxic brain protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a potential new approach for tackling Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Bo...