Lonni Sue Johnson, 63, is an artist suffering profound amnesia after a nearly fatal battle with encephalitis in 2007. The …
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Memories Can Now Be Created — And Erased — in a Lab
Eternal Sunshine-style memory wiping coming to a doctor’s office near you?
How the Brain Benefits From Being Bilingual
Never mind how well spoken you might be now, you will never again be as adept with languages as the day you were born. Indeed, the youngest person in any room is almost always the best linguist there too. There are 6,800 …
Tiny Wonders: Beauty in Miniature
The invention of the microscope opened up not just the world of science, but the world of photographic art. Nikon’s Small World Competition gorgeously illustrates how.
Freeway Air Pollution Linked to Brain Damage in Mice
Crossposted from Healthland:
It’s no secret that air pollution — besides damaging the pulmonary system and blackening the skies — can also lead to cardiovascular problems and even heart attacks. But a new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) indicates …