Scientists investigate if atheists' brains are missing a 'God...
Neurologists cast their eyes on the grey matter of non-believers
View ArticleOur brains react to race, study shows
Research determines we experience much less motor-cortex activity when observing someone of a different race, ethnicity
View ArticleNeuroscientists try to unlock the origins of creativity
Researchers looking at how the brain mutes the inner critic to allow ideas to flourish
View ArticleScientists find way to map brain's complexity
New study brings researchers closer to understanding how the brain generates thoughts
View ArticleFacebook may be changing our brains, says study
Scientists find direct link between the number of Facebook “friends” a person has and the size of certain brain region
View ArticleExcessive gaming may alter the brain, study says
Research findings show that the ventral striatum plays a significant role in frequent video game playing and contributes to our understanding of behavioural addiction
View ArticleSurfing the flow of brain waves to help employees pay attention
BodyWave device picks up electric current travelling along skin to measure a person's level of concentration
View ArticleToronto psychologist studies how the brain responds to beauty
He hopes to apply the emerging field of neuroaesthetics to applications in building and design
View ArticleThe Woman Who Changed Her Brain, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
Author Barbara Arrowsmith-Young developed brain exercises that lifted the fog of her cognition - and then founded a school to teach them to others
View ArticleWant Einstein’s brain in your hand? There’s an app for that
iPad application shows digitized slides of Einstein’s brain
View ArticleWill we really be able to transfer our minds to machines?
Ray Kurzweil has made his name predicting that human minds will soon meld completely with machines, an evolutionary leap he has branded ‘the Singularity’
View ArticleWhy the elderly fall victim to scams: Blame the aging brain
Study finds that the anterior insula, which helps detect dishonesty, is less active in older adults
View ArticleTo reduce student stress, Dalhousie lets the dogs in
The university has set up a ‘puppy room’ to help cope with stress during the exam period
View ArticleWhat can you learn from a world memory whiz?
While memory champs impress crowds, scientists are skeptical their training techniques can boost brain power or beat forgetfulness
View ArticleBilingualism helps ward off dementia, study shows
Older people who speak two languages have more synaptic stamina, study shows
View ArticleA big brainstorm is on the horizon in neuroscience
With unprecedented access to the structure, function and genetic foundations of the most complex of all known systems – the brain – neuroscientists are scaling up their ambitions, as support for their...
View ArticleMeet Spaun: the world’s biggest brain that works
The simulation is unique because it both mimics the structure of the human brain and does intelligent tasks
View ArticleHigh hopes: Why science is seeking a pardon for psychedelics
Ever since Timothy Leary and hippie excess tarnished their budding reputation for healing a troubled mind, pressure to have hallucinogens return to pharmacy shelveshas been growing
View ArticleVideo: Can this video game make you a neuroscientist?
Ivan Semeniuk, the Globe and Mail's new science reporter, joins Hannah Sung to explain a video game called EyeWire. This video game, devised by neuroscientists at MIT, uses crowdsourcing to propel...
View ArticleCan a controversial learning program transform brains?
Arrowsmith School believes cognitive exercises helped to stimulate the growth of neural pathways
View ArticleHow poverty influences a child's brain development
Science is figuring out exactly how the damage is done and what steps can be taken to halt and then heal it
View ArticleRe-creating the brain with a $1.6-billion supercomputer project
Scope and scale of the project is beyond anything attempted to date
View ArticleIs city living harming your brain?
With its voracious appetite for input, the human brain devours all the sensations and information the urban experience can provide
View ArticleBook excerpt: How to look at the world like Sherlock Holmes
Maria Konnikova‘s Mastermind explains the idea of mindfulness
View ArticleWill humans someday communicate by thought alone?
A breakthrough experiment in London, Ont., was a leap forward in communication with paralyzed people who were once thought unreachable
View ArticleOuter limits in brain science
Why you get brain freeze, how Einstein’s brain is different and how a moth can power a robot
View ArticleI wake up from a dream, but my body is paralyzed
The brain orders the pons, which initiates dreams, to stop making your muscles flaccid, but it doesn’t always obey
View ArticleA good sleep makes everyone sharper, healthier and calmer – especially teens
Modern life is turning the world from an early bird into a nighthawk, and the transformation may carry a heavy price
View ArticleProsperity depends on public commitment to child health, conference hears
Brain development can be affected by exposure to toxic chemicals, economic stress; epidemiologists, geneticists underline the importance of getting supports in place as early as possible
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