2. Let There Be a Big Bang!Heroes have bigger amygdalae!Sixty Minutes had an interesting story last night about researchers who used fMRI techniques to measure brain activity of people who...
2. Let There Be a Big Bang!Takete/ulumoo, bouba/kiki effectSpecial thanks to Katie Zhang for sharing this Wikipedia link that traces the origin of this effect to Wolfgang Köhler in 1929. Here's...
2. Let There Be a Big Bang!Fear memories permanently stored in the prefrontal cortexThe amygdala is one of the oldest organs in the animal kingdom and it has a lot to do with analyzing and processing fear stimulants. But...
2. Let There Be a Big Bang!Earliest Brain Found!When did brains appear in the animal kingdom? New evidence suggest very early in the Cambrian period in little creatures called...