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Brain Sense

How your brain makes sense of your senses.
by Faith Brynie
Faith Brynie is a scientific and medical writer. She is the author of Brain Sense (Amacom, 2009). See full bio

Brain Sense

December 11, 2009

Autism: Lessons from One Mother's Story

The mother of an autistic child sends a message to all professionals. Put aside your own concerns and put the child first. Read More

November 30, 2009

"Emotion, Music and the Brain" Symposium

"Emotion, Music and the Brain" Symposium

I recently heard about a symposium I wish I could attend. Read More

November 17, 2009

Why We Talk and Chimps Don't

 

A new study reveals how differences in a single gene may explain why language is unique to humans. Read More

November 11, 2009

Handwriting and Fine Motor Skills: New Insights into Autism

 

A new study reveals that children with autism may have trouble forming letters without demonstrating difficulties in other cognitive, social, or sensorimotor domains. Read More

October 19, 2009

‘Net Surfing Is Good for the Brain...at Any Age

New research from UCLA shows that just a few hours of surfing the Web can trigger increased activity in regions of the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning. Read More

October 12, 2009

Blogs, Brains, and Dirty Carpets

Paying attention to paying attention has set me to wondering what paying attention actually means. Read More

September 30, 2009

Want to Ward Off Alzheimer’s? Get Your ZZZZZZZZs.

 New research suggests that sleep may help prevent Alzheimer's. Read More

September 14, 2009

Want to Think Logically? Trust Your Emotions

Couldn't we make better decisions if unhindered by the feelings that cloud our minds and muddy our judgment?  Probably not. We need our emotions to tell us what's logical.

 

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September 10, 2009

Seeing Without Sight

Teachers, mothers, and playground monitors aren't the only ones with eyes in the backs of their heads. It turns out we all have the ability to see what we can't see. Read More

August 24, 2009

The Madness of Multitasking

I've escaped near-hits from cell-phone chattering drivers often enough to know that—as Sue Shellenbarger put it in the Wall Street Journal—multitasking makes you stupid. Read More

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Books by Faith Brynie

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Brain Sense: The Science of the Senses and How We Process the World Around Us
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101 Questions Your Brain Has Asked About Itself But Couldn't Answer... Until Now: But Couldn't Answer ... Until Now

Neuroscience Basics

The human brain has been called the most complex object in the known universe, and in many ways it's the final frontier of science. A hundred billion neurons, close to a quadrillion connections between them, and we don't even fully understand a single cell.

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