Where do you think when you think of yourself?

No, not where ARE you when you think of yourself. Where does it happen? What part of the brain? This question has become very important to the world of cognitive neuroscience recently. We used to think of self-reflection as taking place only in the prefrontal cortex. This would mean that only animals with a well-developed [...]

The Basics of Menopause and Hormone Therapy III: Cognitive Consequences

Postmenopausal women frequently complain about problems with attention and concentration, and increased forgetfulness. Controlled studies of the cognitive effects of menopause and HRT, however, have been controversial.

Face Blindness and a single gene flaw

Unfortunately I’m stuck with the press release on this one, my government-access VPN doesn’t seem good enough to get me this article at home. Face blindness, or prosopagnosia, is a condition where a person is unable to recognize another person by their face and must rely on other features, such as gait, hair, voice, or [...]

How Exactly Do Infant Brains Wire Themselves For Speech, Anyway?

We seem to have a plethora of posts pertaining to Pure Pedantry’s penchant for peroratory punditry. I found a recent press release that I fear will only encourage him.

And when you’re in your bigger room…

…you might not know what to do you might have to think of how you got started sittin’ in your little room –The White Stripes