Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Vocal Learning
Q&A with Michael Yartsev, Ph.D.Most mammals know from birth how to make sounds that communicate, but not humans. And not bats: Dana grantee Michael Yartsev has collected reams of data on how Egyptian fruit bats learn to make sounds to communicate as a way to understand how we do it.
How Do You Measure Moral Wounds of War?
The psychic legacy of war’s deep ethical disruptions—what has come to be called moral injury—has been a growing concern of those who seek to understand trauma.
Searching for Signs of Consciousness
Q&A with Jan Claassen, M.D.Dana grantee Jan Claassen uses EEG to detect patterns of brain activity in people in coma who don’t physically respond to voice commands that suggest some may have “covert consciousness.”
The Creative Brain
Our author’s Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity Lab at Penn State uses brain imaging and behavioral experiments to examine how creative thinking works in different contexts and domains, from the arts to the sciences to everyday life. His article examines the part of the brain that directs creative thought and asks the million-dollar question: Can creativity be enhanced?
Brains, Bodies, and Social Hierarchies
Does how we perceive our social standing impact our life expectancy and heart health? Are there interventions available to develop emotion regulation strategies?
Build a Better Brain Model
Organoids, chimeric cells, and other new experimental biotech offer us ways to study things we've never had access to before and ethical questions anew.
Social Media & Teens: No Simple Answers
Scientists are just beginning to investigate how social media and other digital media may physically impact the developing brain
The Social Media Conundrum
Neuroethics ViewpointWhat can be done to overcome the devious tactics used by tech companies to ensnare teens in compulsively using and returning to social media?
Tinnitus, The Troublemaker in Your Brain
There is still no cure for tinnitus, but a new model suggests how the mystery ringing could arise so quickly.
Learning by Association
Q&A with Randy Bruno, Ph.D.Randy Bruno used his Dana grant to expand into behavior studies, and found that the sensory cortex does more than just sense—it learns based on reward.