Researchers on the cutting edge of their specialties explain it all to you
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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.
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Mind Over Matter: Cognitive Neuroengineering
By Karen Moxon, Ph.D., Ignacio Saez, Ph.D., and Jochen Ditterich, Ph.D.
Brain-machine interface—once the stuff of science fiction novels—is coming to a computer near you. The only question is: How soon?
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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Multicosts of Multitasking
By Kevin P. Madore, Ph.D., and Anthony D. Wagner, Ph.D.
Our authors provide the latest research on what happens to the brain when you try to handle more than one task at a time.
