Different Use Of Brain Areas May Explain Memory Problems In Schi...

Rice University study finds possible clues to...
(Rice University) Rice University researchers have found a potential clue to the roots of epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders.

Virtual Ears And The Cocktail Party Effect
New research has helped understanding of the so-called 'cocktail party effect' -- how our brains develop the ability to pinpoint and focus on particular sounds among a background of noise.

Potential Sexual Partner? Brains Of Ovulating Women...
Scientists have long known that women's preferences for masculine men change throughout their menstrual cycles. A new study is the first to demonstrate differences in brain activity as women...

Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
"If you want flashes and particular experiences of romantic love, read novels. If you want to understand this central quality of human nature to its roots, read Why We Love." —Edward O....

The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope
Almost a half-century after is completion, the 200-inch Palomar telescope remains an unparalleled combination of vast scale and microscope detail. As huge as the Pantheon of Rome and as heavy...