Humans are the only species that can choke on their food?
In chapter 5 we discuss the advantages for speech and singing provide by the descended larynx in humans. An oft made observation that...
Six areas of the brain process language-no matter which language you speak!
In the past, most research on which areas of the brain process language focus on English. Now a new study in Nature Neuroscience suggests...
Fear memories permanently stored in the prefrontal cortex
The 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...
MIT is testing light and sound to combat Alzheimer’s
In chapter 8, we discuss how different parts of the the brain communicate with each other using neural oscillations. in particular, theta...