Dzirasa and Cook Named to American Society for Clinical Investigation For young investigators who have contributed to understanding human disease Two Duke University researchers were elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation...
Nita Farahany: When Technology Can Read Minds, How Can We Protect Our Rights? Law professor and ethicist presses the case for the right of cognitive liberty
Severity Of Crime Increases Jury’s Belief In Guilt Evidence matters more to lawyers and judges than to jurors The more severe a crime, the more evidence you should have to prove someone did it. But a new...
Pupil's Brain Recognizes the Perfect Teacher Social brain lights up in juvenile songbirds that find a singing mentor Youngsters learn many important behaviors by imitating adults. But young learners are selective...
Terrie Moffitt Elected to National Academy of Medicine Associate Director of Landmark Longitudinal Study in New Zealand Terrie E. Moffitt, Ph.D., the Nannerl O. Keohane University Professor of Psychology and...
“Gut Sense” is Hardwired, not Hormonal Neural Superhighway Conveys Messages From Gut to Brain If you’ve ever felt nauseous before an important presentation, or foggy after a big meal,...
Circuit Found for Brain’s Statistical Inference About Motion Brain’s equation for prediction looks like a Bayesian inference As the eye tracks a bird flying past, the muscles that pan the eyeballs to keep the target in...
Eyes Have a Natural Version of Night Vision Cells in retina change their duties to help the brain detect motion To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software and...
