Brain Basics
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Q&A About the BrainHow Does Exercise Affect the Brain?
Not only is exercise good for your muscles and bones, but it is also an important part of keeping your brain healthy.
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How Does the Brain Work?
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Fact SheetsGenetics
Nature and Nurture
A Dynamic InterplayBrain basics fact sheet on genetics
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Right Brain, Left Brain: A Misnomer
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Fact SheetsNeuroanatomy: The Basics
The brain and nervous system are a network of many specialized parts.
- Q&A About the Brain
How Does the Brain Develop?
Neuro News
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Stretching the Boundaries of Near-Death
At a recent NYAS symposium, researchers describe methods to “extend the window of opportunity in which the brain can be salvaged.”
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Seeking Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s: Q&A with Anthony Wagner, Ph.D.
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NeuroethicsHow Do We Manage Tech That Changes Human Experience?
Scientists, technologists, and research participants at the recent Society for Neuroscience annual meeting call for a diversity of voices to discuss the ethical implications of new digital and brain-interface research.
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Under Pressure: The Link Between Hypertension and Brain Health
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Enhancing the Signal: Can Electrostimulation Help with Cognitive Decline?
Very early tests of surface-level stimulation suggest it may work, at least in the short term.
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NIH ‘Sound Health’ Grants Raise the Volume on Music, Singing Research
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In Sync: How Humans are Hard-Wired for Social Relationships
Recording the brain activity of pairs of people simultaneously is helping researchers discover the mechanisms behind states like empathy and flow. Report from SfN 2019.
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Neuroethics ViewpointDo Violent Video Games Lead to Violence?
Violent video games of every shape and form are all the rage in the marketplace, but the jury is still out on their link to real-world aggression. Column by Philip M. Boffey
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AwardsCristian Zaelzer-Perez Receives 2019 SfN Science Educator Award
Interview with Cristian Zaelzer-Perez on his work bringing scientists and artists together to enrich one another.
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AwardsStefano Sandrone Receives 2019 SfN Science Educator Award
Interview with Stefano Sandrone on how he got started in education, the importance of mentors, and more.
Cerebrum
Podcast with Maheen Mausoof Adamson, author of Rewiring the Brain: Zapping with Precision
Maheen Mausoof Adamson, Ph.D., a Stanford professor and senior scientific research director for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, discusses the neuromodulation field, its potential, and what inspires her research.
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Rewiring the Brain: Zapping with Precision
By Maheen Mausoof Adamson, Ph.D.
Devices that stimulate the nervous system through electric current are used to treat depression, movement disorders, and chronic pain. Learn more about available strategies.
Podcast with Michael Lipton, author of Rethinking Youth Sports
Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.R., discusses his Cerebrum article, his long career studying mild traumatic brain injury, and the ethical implications of kids playing contact sports.
Podcast with Howard Hurtig, author of The Many Faces of Parkinson’s Disease
We chat with the founder of the of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at the University of Pennsylvania and former chair of neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital.
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Rethinking Youth Sports
By Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.R.
Attitudes toward concussion and “collision sports” have changed dramatically in recent decades, but how have our understanding of head trauma and its adverse effects actually evolved? Can our expanding knowledge spell out a viable path forward?
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The Many Faces of Parkinson’s Disease
By Sarah Horn, M.D., and Howard Hurtig, M.D.
The more we know about PD’s non-motor symptoms—depression, dementia, fatigue, and others—the better we can treat, and perhaps find a cure, for this neurological disorder.
Podcast with Susan Magsamen, author of Your Aesthetic Brain: A Growing Case for the Arts
On research aimed at the intersection of brain sciences and the arts—and how our response to aesthetic experience can amplify human potential.
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Your Aesthetic Brain: A Growing Case for the Arts
By Susan Magsamen
Neuroaesthetics is a rapidly expanding field of research that is aimed at the intersection of psychological aesthetics, biological mechanisms, and evolution.
Podcast with Karen Moxon, author of Mind Over Matter: Cognitive Neuroengineering
On the future of machine-brain interface, and the emerging technology’s privacy and other ethical concerns.
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