May 29, 2024

Eye of the Beholder:

Perception of Art and the Brain

Eric R. Kandel

Art is not complete without the perceptual and emotional involvement of the viewer—that is, without our response to it. As a neuroscientist and a lover of art, I am fascinated by this response, which results from the interaction of two...

July 12, 2023

Q&A: Vincent M. Figueredo on The Curious History of the Heart

The heart. To some, it is a mere blood pump powered by the brain. To others a symbol of love and health—an important piece of cultural iconography. But to cardiologist Vincent M. Figueredo, the human heart is his life’s work....

June 7, 2023

Beethoven’s Music

Genius, Curiosity, Liver Disease, and Lead

Larry S. Sherman and Dennis Plies

In our book, Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music, we discuss the contributions of curiosity to creating music. Curiosity is a trait that can be described as “a state of information seeking that can...

August 3, 2022

Daniel Graham in Conversation with Lindsey Bell About An Internet in Your Head

The metaphor of the brain as a computer has defined the neuroscience field for much of the modern era. Whether we realize it or not, we think of our brains as computers. But as neuroscientists increasingly reevaluate their assumptions about...

February 14, 2022

Richard Ambron in Conversation with Robyn Massey About The Brain and Pain

For forty years, Richard Ambron directed a neuroscience lab at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. This experience makes him uniquely qualified to explain not only how pain happens, but also how to think about and...

January 12, 2021

Where Is Neuroscience Heading?

By Ashley Juavinett

“You might not know it yet, but you do want to be a neuroscientist, and this compelling book will show you why and how. A wonderful, entertaining, yet eminently practical guide to joining the quest to solve our deepest, richest...

November 12, 2020

6 Things to Consider Before Applying to PhD Programs

“A wealth of practical wisdom and cordial wit fills this book. Every lab will want to have a bin-full ready for all, from undergraduates, to graduate students, postdocs, techs, and, yes, faculty. Juavinett has a faultless and streamlined take on...

May 22, 2015

The Journey Ahead

Read “The Journey Ahead,” an excerpt from Markus Heilig’s THE THIRTEENTH STEP: ADDICTION IN THE AGE OF BRAIN SCIENCE.

May 21, 2015

PTSD and addiction

Read “PTSD and Addiction,” a guest post by Markus Heilig, author of THE THIRTEENTH STEP: ADDICTION IN THE AGE OF BRAIN SCIENCE.

May 20, 2015

Us and Them

Read “Us and Them,” an excerpt from Markus Heilig’s THE THIRTEENTH STEP: ADDICTION IN THE AGE OF BRAIN SCIENCE.

May 19, 2015

Why breakthroughs in addiction research have not changed addiction treatment

Read a post by Markus Heilig, author of THE THIRTEENTH STEP, on the difficulties of treating addiction and the disparities between addiction treatment and new breakthroughs in addiction research.

November 14, 2014

Francisco Varela and Waking, Dreaming, Being

Read an excerpt of an interview with Evan Thompson from the Wild River Review in which he discusses the influence of Francisco Varela on WAKING, DREAMING, BEING.