Brain Basics
- Q&A About the Brain
How Does the Brain Work?
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Q&A About the BrainHow Does Exercise Affect the Brain?
Not only is exercise good for your muscles and bones, but it is also an important part of keeping your brain healthy.
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Fact SheetsGenetics
Nature and Nurture
A Dynamic InterplayBrain basics fact sheet on genetics
- Fact Sheets
Right Brain, Left Brain: A Misnomer
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Fact SheetsNeuroanatomy: The Basics
The brain and nervous system are a network of many specialized parts.
- Q&A About the Brain
How Does the Brain Develop?
Neuro News
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The Neuroscience of Social Interactions: Q&A with Read Montague
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Neuroethics ViewpointDo Violent Video Games Lead to Violence?
Violent video games of every shape and form are all the rage in the marketplace, but the jury is still out on their link to real-world aggression. Column by Philip M. Boffey
- Communicating Brain Science Podcast
International Neuroethics Society Incoming President Nita Farahany
Nita Farahany, Duke University law and philosophy professor, discusses what the International Neuroethics Society hopes to accomplish under her watch as its new president.
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Scientist Q&ADown Syndrome Awareness with Lynn Nadel and Jamie Edgin
Current research on Down syndrome focuses on the links between the chromosomal condition, sleep, and memory, and what the overlap between all three can mean for the brain overall.
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AwardsCristian Zaelzer-Perez Receives 2019 SfN Science Educator Award
Interview with Cristian Zaelzer-Perez on his work bringing scientists and artists together to enrich one another.
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AwardsStefano Sandrone Receives 2019 SfN Science Educator Award
Interview with Stefano Sandrone on how he got started in education, the importance of mentors, and more.
- Events
At SfN, Centering Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
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EventsINS Keynote Address: Martha Farah on the Impact of SES
Farah delivered a spirited defense of the fledgling field of neuroethics to a supportive audience during the 2019 annual meeting of the International Neuroethics Society (INS), in Chicago.
Cerebrum
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Rewiring the Brain: Zapping with Precision
By Maheen Mausoof Adamson, Ph.D.
Devices that stimulate the nervous system through electric current are used to treat depression, movement disorders, and chronic pain. Learn more about available strategies.
Podcast with Michael Lipton, author of Rethinking Youth Sports
Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.R., discusses his Cerebrum article, his long career studying mild traumatic brain injury, and the ethical implications of kids playing contact sports.
Podcast with Howard Hurtig, author of The Many Faces of Parkinson’s Disease
We chat with the founder of the of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at the University of Pennsylvania and former chair of neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital.
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Rethinking Youth Sports
By Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.R.
Attitudes toward concussion and “collision sports” have changed dramatically in recent decades, but how have our understanding of head trauma and its adverse effects actually evolved? Can our expanding knowledge spell out a viable path forward?
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The Many Faces of Parkinson’s Disease
By Sarah Horn, M.D., and Howard Hurtig, M.D.
The more we know about PD’s non-motor symptoms—depression, dementia, fatigue, and others—the better we can treat, and perhaps find a cure, for this neurological disorder.
Podcast with Susan Magsamen, author of Your Aesthetic Brain: A Growing Case for the Arts
On research aimed at the intersection of brain sciences and the arts—and how our response to aesthetic experience can amplify human potential.
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Your Aesthetic Brain: A Growing Case for the Arts
By Susan Magsamen
Neuroaesthetics is a rapidly expanding field of research that is aimed at the intersection of psychological aesthetics, biological mechanisms, and evolution.
Podcast with Karen Moxon, author of Mind Over Matter: Cognitive Neuroengineering
On the future of machine-brain interface, and the emerging technology’s privacy and other ethical concerns.
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