Cancer-Fighting Bacteria
Genetically modified L. acidophilus bacteria reverse colon cancer in mice.
The Brain
Overcoming Arachnophobia
Peoples’ brain activity changes permanently when they overcome a phobia.
Podcast for 8 June 2012
The link between touch and hearing. And, why bilinguals hear better in noisy environments. Also: new …
Thought-Controlled Robot
Two patients with near-total paralysis have learned to control a robotic arm with their thoughts.
Inheriting Anxiety
The great-grandchildren of rats given a fungicide were more stressed-out and anxious than other …
Bilingual Hearing
Does speaking a second language change the way your brain works?
Yeast on Zoloft
The antidepressant Zoloft affects cell membranes in yeast, which lack the brain chemical the drug …
Self-Disclosure
How the brain's reward system makes sharing personal information on social media so compelling.
Podcast for 2 March 2012
ALL ABOUT LANGUAGE - Neuroscientists are beginning to reconstruct what we've heard by listening to …
Brain Voices
Scientists are beginning to reconstruct the words people hear based on electrical activity in their …