Moral Predictions
People are good at predicting what others will do, but not what they themselves will.
False Memories
People may not be able to pick out what memories are real and which are imagined, but the brain knows.
Neurotic Immunity
How neurosis can lead to a depressed immune system and more sickness
Cold Skin
Why does the hair on our body stand up in extreme cold? (Vestigial response from when humans had more hair.)
Sneezing and Sleeping
Why can you wake up coughing but not sneezing? (The histamine system shuts down.)
Musical Tastes
People with frontotemporal dementia can show unusual switches in musical taste.
Menthol
What medicinal value does menthol have? (Stimulates cold receptors to distract us from pain.)
Itch Pathway
Scientists have found a specific pathway of nerves for itching from the spinal cord to the brain.
Oops Center
The frontal lobe in monkeys is identified as the region of the brain that recognizes mistakes.
Tetris Dreaming
The computer game Tetris invades the dreams of its players and can be used to test the process of memory formation.