Human brain shows weird preference for sounds from the left!
In chapters 7&8 we explored the auditory cortex and how it processed music and speech differently in the left and right hemispheres of...
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...
Why do humans like jazz?
Thanks to Jack Gorsuch for sharing this YouTube video which offers a fascinating explanation of how we become attracted to jazz. It...
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...