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July 2, 2026 Irene Arancio

The Neuroscience of Octopuses: Why People Think They’re Aliens (And Why They’re Not)

By Irene Arancio The idea that octopuses might be aliens emerged from the theory of panspermia (Steele et al., 2018), according to which life on Earth is not entirely of… Read more

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November 24, 2025 Nicole Less

The Evolution of Neuroethics: A Multi-millenia Discussion

By Nicole Less As brain-computer interface (BCI) technology and regulatory debates increasingly permeate global politics, the conversation around neuroethics remains critical. What exactly is the field of neuroethics and how… Read more

A robot is pictured in a mirror. The person looking at the mirror is smearing lipstick on the robot.

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August 22, 2024 May Rudd

Uncanny Valley: What are the neural mechanisms behind our relationship with AI?

By May Rudd Uncertainty is fundamental to human fear. Instinctually, we are wired to take the path of least perceived danger—one we feel we can most accurately predict the outcome… Read more

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November 7, 2023 Lupita Valencia

Facing the Uncanny Valley: Pareidolia and Face Recognition

By Lupita Valencia Evolution has made us experts at recognizing faces. We are innately social creatures and are hard-wired to detect faces in the environment. From the moment we are… Read more

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October 4, 2023 Lupita Valencia

The Sting of Social Rejection

By Lupita Valencia Why have poets written about the pain of heartbreak for centuries? Heartbreak, as well as other kinds of social rejection, is largely a universal feeling: we have… Read more

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September 20, 2022 Caitlin Goodpaster

Book Review: Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos

By Caitlin Goodpaster For the past two hundred thousand years, humans have dominated planet Earth. From the time we were roaming the African savanna, members of Homo sapiens have mastered… Read more

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June 8, 2021 Joel Frohlich

How Floating in Darkness Takes the Body off the Mind

What happens when your mind disconnects from all outside sensations? First, you undress, put in earplugs, and step into a floatation tank, the water warmed to the temperature of your… Read more

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April 27, 2021 Aurore Bargat

Vocabulary Retention In Adult Language Learners

What can we learn and implement from neuroscience to support long-term vocabulary retention in adult language learners? Brain and Language Neuroscience focuses on how different regions of the brain work… Read more

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December 7, 2020 Arielle Hogan

The AMI Procedure- Gateway to a Cyborg Future

Advances in bioengineering and robotics have delivered incredible devices capable of partially restoring functionality to those who suffer from movement related disabilities. However, this technology is not perfect. Patients still… Read more

Brain Books by Knowing Neurons. The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett & Jooyeun Lee.

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December 6, 2019 Joel Frohlich

Book Review and Author Interview: The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman

A full interview with Donald Hoffman follows this book review Does the moon still exist when you’re not looking at it? In a provocative new book titled The Case Against… Read more

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November 16, 2018 Caitlin Aamodt

Study Sheds New Light on FOXP2 in the Evolution of Language

Language is a uniquely human trait, and how it evolved is one of the greatest unanswered questions in neuroscience. Spoken and written language facilitate much of what makes up human… Read more