Zeroing in on consciousness
In chapter 10 we more fully explore the eerily transcendent quality of humans known as consciousness. Scientists are finally zeroing in...
Human memory unreliable after a few seconds?
New research suggests that our memory may really only be as good as the brain's "tape recorder" which we describe in chapter 10 as echoic...
How the brain processes memories during sleep
In chapter 3 we raise the common question about the purpose of dreams in sleep. But there is an even wider oft-considered question about...
Brain plasticity study
Learning a new musical instrument? Thank the hormone oxytocin for helping develop and integrate synapses of new neurons into the adult...