Spinning Logic
I had the opportunity to speak with Jason Havey, host of the Spinning Logic podcast! And it was a blast!!…
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Author: Kate Fehlhaber
March for Science
America feels like it’s unraveling.
And science is holding on by a thread.…
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It’s Brain Awareness Week!
Every March, Brain Awareness Week (BAW, for short) unifies the world in celebration of the brain and mind! In order to raise awareness about how the brain works, what neuroscientists…
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The Consequences of Illusory Superiority
On January 6, 1995, a large five-foot-six 270-pound middle-aged man robbed two Pittsburgh banks in broad daylight. He didn’t wear a mask or any sort of disguise. And he smiled…
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Our Year in Review
Knowing Neurons had an amazing year, and we are so thankful for all your support throughout our journey! Here are some highlights from 2016!…
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A Grand Vision: A Conversation with Lynne Kiorpes
When babies are born, they cannot see very well, but their vision vastly improves as they continue to develop. Sometimes, the eyes don’t communicate well with the brain, and vision…
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Is Seeing Believing? A Conversation with Tom Albright
What does eye-witness identification have to do with neuroscience? A lot, actually.…
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We won an award!
We are excited to announce that we received the Society for Neuroscience 2016 Next Generation Award. This award recognizes SfN chapter members who have made outstanding contributions to public communication,…
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How a mother’s voice shapes her baby’s developing brain
It is no surprise that a child prefers its mother’s voice to those of strangers. Beginning in the womb, a fetus’s developing auditory pathways sense the sounds and vibrations of…
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When the blind can see again: A critical question of perception
Our sense of sight is arguably our most important sense. Imagine how different your life would be if soon after birth, you lost the ability to see. For over 1.4…
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Idiot Brain: What Your Head is Really Up To, A Review
Your brain is the most remarkable thing about you because it makes you you. So, when Dean Burnett, Ph.D. chose to describe all that the brain does to make you…
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The Spectacularly Colorful World of the Mantis Shrimp
Our eyes contain millions of color-sensitive cells, called cones, which maximally respond to red, green, and blue light. With just these three types of color receptors, we can see the…
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