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Neurology

  1. science of us
    Living With a Mysterious Condition That Makes the World Look Like StaticPeople with “visual snow” can have trouble reading, concentrating, balancing, and sometimes just making it through the day.
    By Elaine Reilly As told to Diane Shipley
  2. science of us
    Oliver Sacks’s Latest Book Asks: What Do We Mean When We Talk About ‘the Mind’?The late neurologist’s posthumous essay collection, A River of Consciousness, is more interested in posing questions than in finding the answers.
    By Cody Delistraty
  3. neurology
    A(nother) Woman Spontaneously Developed a Mysterious British AccentWee bit peculiar, innit?
    By Jesse Singal
  4. Maybe We’re Thinking About Pain All WrongScientists thought they knew how the brain processes pain. New research suggests they might be mistaken.
    By Cari Romm
  5. Zika May Cause Guillain-Barré Syndrome, TooMore than microcephaly.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  6. the brain
    Remembering 7 of Oliver Sacks’s Most Fascinating Case StudiesRevisiting the famed neurologist’s work after his death this weekend. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  7. sleep
    What’s Happening in Your Brain When You Can’t Stay AwakeIt produces hallucinatory B-movie footage, for one thing.
    By Christian Jarrett
  8. human guinea pig
    I Tried a Brain-Zapping Gadget and It Made Me Feel High“One colleague suggests I avoid direct eye contact; another discourages me from crossing busy Canal Street to get lunch.”
    By Jessica Silvester
  9. eating
    Is Late-Night Snacking Really Your Brain’s Fault?Digging deeper into a new study.
    By Christian Jarrett
  10. neurology
    How Watching Reality TV Might Help Bring Out the Best in UsUnderstanding the neurological roots of “vicarious embarrassment.”
    By Christian Jarrett
  11. game of thrones
    There Was a Real-Life Hodor in 1860s FranceHodor hodor expressive aphasia hodor.
    By Jordan Gaines Lewis
  12. neurology
    Smiling Changes How You View the WorldEvidence from a new brain-scan study.
    By Christian Jarrett
  13. neurology
    Dopamine Might Make People More EgalitarianAn interesting new study suggests it has some promise at least.
    By Jesse Singal
  14. strange cases
    The Woman Who Was Attacked by Her Own HandA case report of alien hand syndrome. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  15. personality psychology
    Understanding the Two Types of ExtroversionDo you have high levels of agentic extroversion, affiliative extroversion, or neither?
    By Jesse Singal
  16. the brain
    You Are Built to Be KindThe biology of being nice. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  17. football
    High School Football May Lead to Brain ChangesPreliminary evidence that we should be more worried about football.
    By Jesse Singal
  18. neurology
    Wait, So Now Physical and Emotional Pain Aren’t the Same Thing?A neurological flip-flop.
    By Jesse Singal
  19. neurology
    Why Scratching Just Makes You ItchierIt’s a vicious, itchy circle.
    By Melissa Dahl
  20. health
    A Strange, Polio-Like Illness Is Paralyzing KidsIt’s not clear what’s causing these cases. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  21. Keep Writing, and It Will Soon Be AutomaticAnalyzing the brain scans of experienced fiction writers.
    By Melissa Dahl
  22. epilepsy
    A Woman’s Epilepsy Medication Turned Her Into a Compulsive PoetThis is one odd case study.
    By Melissa Dahl
  23. decision making
    New Brain Study Shows Why Making Difficult Choices SucksHamburger or cheeseburger? Hamburger or cheeseburger?
    By Jesse Singal
  24. How Hallucinogens Taught Dr. Oliver Sacks EmpathyRevisiting the neurologist-slash-writer’s most recent work on his 81st birthday. 
    By Melissa Dahl