Call for "neuroethics" as brain science races ahead
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Neuroscientists are making such rapid progress in unlocking the brain's secrets that some are urging colleagues to debate the ethics of their work before it can be misused by governments, lawyers or advertisers.
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When pondering how to help a son with SPD -- his brain can't handle all the sensory input from his body -- a software engineer looks to neuro-tech experts and recalibration. In Bodyhack.
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A breakthrough in computer-assisted mind reading brings us closer to predicting criminality. Should the justice system adapt? Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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Science & environment: Hopes boosted by experiments showing that human embryonic stem cells could be turned into a variety of brain cells
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Neurochem gets another step closer to a bad idea.
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Researchers in Spain set about creating a man-made version of the part of the brain that controls movements.
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William Sutherling of the Huntington Medical Research Institute demonstrates how to use magnetic imaging to hunt down seizure-causing brain tissue.
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Ever wonder why fear-mongering seems to work so well at the pollsâwhile appeals to reason often leave the electorate cold? A new book applies neuroscience to politics to figure out why the Democrats struggle to push the buttons in voters' brains.
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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 21: A new research conducted by researchers at The Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) suggest that there are clear differences in brain function between healthy people who carry a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer&#39;s
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Volunteers show marked improvement in verbal skills after a research team runs a weak current through their foreheads. The researchers say it could lead to innovative therapies for patients with brain injuries. By Amit Asaravala.
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Scientists are zeroing in on brain growth and inflammation as possible suspects in the cause of autism.
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A new brain imaging study shows that when people tell the truth and lie, they use different parts of their brains. Scientists are exploiting these brain changes to develop an imaging technique
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Scientists flock to songbird research, hoping finches and canaries will provide insight into the mysteries of human speech, memory and neuron production. Randy Dotinga reports from the Society for Neuroscience convention in San Diego.
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A popular purveyor of atheism comes out with a neurological study that shows little difference between the way our brains process religious and "objective" beliefs
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Some economists have argued that there is no such thing as âpure altruism,â but a new study has spotted it in the brains of students.
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WASHINGTON - The death of actor Christopher Reeve may spark even more debate on the campaign trail about stem cell research. Tuesday in Washington, the National Academy of Sciences is meeting to talk about responsible research.
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By Lindee, Susan  REBECCA M. HERZIG, Suffering for Science: Reason and Sacrifice in Modern America. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Rutgers University Press, 2005. Pp. ?+194. ISBN: 0-8135-3662-6.