Some scientific explanations for alien abduction that aren’t so out of this world
Millions of people claim to have had encounters with aliens, but most can be explained by psychology rather than UFOs.
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Why advances in treating those with brain injuries require advances in respecting their rights
Neuroscience can now make a difference in the lives of people with severe brain injury, but will they get the care they deserve? More than a question of entitlements, this is an issue of civil rights.
Scientists may have proven women are better at multitasking than men
In men and older women, a complicated thinking test appeared to overwhelm the part of the brain also responsible for moving one of their arms. They could only do one or the other.
Stimulating the brain with electricity may reduce bulimia symptoms
Can new ways of using electric currents to stimulate the brain help reduce symptoms of one of the most debilitating eating disorders?
Anthill 9: When scientists experiment on themselves
Three stories about researchers who have dabbled in self-experimentation – with varying results.
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Brexit, Trump and ‘post-truth’: the science of how we become entrenched in our views
The more we have to defend our choice to others, the more certain we become that we are right. So what can we do about it?
Health Check: does my brain really freeze when I eat ice cream?
It's a long, hot summer's day and you're looking forward to an ice cream. But within seconds of your first bite, you feel a headache coming on: a brain freeze. What's going on?
Five ways Christmas affects your brain
The festive season is an intense time of year. Neuroscience can shed some light on what it does to our brains.
Comic explainer: how memory works
The Florey Institute's Dr Jee Hyun Kim explains how the different aspects of memory work and why attention is the most important element of improving your memory in this long-form comic explainer.
Neuroscience hasn’t been weaponized – it’s been a tool of war from the start
Maybe you think neuroscience has a peaceable history of benign efforts to improve lives and enhance human capacities. But its origins and development tell a different story – with ethical implications.
Why running could keep you awake at night
Recent research suggests running allows the brain to rest and reduces the need for sleep.
The perils of a life in isolation
When human contact is cut off, the brain begins to act in strange ways to preserve its sanity.
Here’s what science says about populism, the rise of Donald Trump, and how to heal a fractured country
Insights from psychology, neuroscience, economics and political science on how the incoming president might move people from the extreme right or left of the political spectrum to a sociable centre.
How subtle changes in our bodies affect conscious awareness and decision confidence
Scientists are increasingly working out that the body actually shapes the mind. New research even raises hopes about new treatments for mental health problems.
How just one little metaphor can fire up our emotions
Why is figurative language more powerful – and what feelings exactly does it stir in an audience?
Why you shouldn’t blame lying on the brain
A recent study suggested that the brain becomes accustomed to lying, making people merely puppets of their brains. That's too simple an explanation – and one that lets liars off the hook.
How ‘neurosexism’ is holding back gender equality – and science itself
Science has shown that women are better at nurturing and men are better at logic. Or has it?
Alcoholism research: A virus could manipulate neurons to reduce the desire to drink
Heavy drinking causes brain changes that make you want to drink more. But using a virus to deliver a gene into specific neurons in the brain may be a way to mitigate those changes.
Using monkeys for research is justified – it’s giving us treatments that would be otherwise impossible
Without research on primates, we wouldn't be able to understand the human brain – or repair it.
Scientists have found how to make people hallucinate, and how to measure what they see
Our study published this week shows a new method to induce and measure visual hallucinations in anyone at any time.
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Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Research Assistant Professor in Neuroscience, University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Visual Neuroscience, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Neuroscience and Psychology, Southern Cross University
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Researcher in Brain Imaging, Imperial College London
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Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
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