Without prompting, they fill our stream of consciousness–Sudden amusement at a joke you heard yesterday, or a flash of panic over an…
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post Brain signatures of spontaneous thoughtsRead more
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post Restoring what was lost: semi-natural grassland habitat restoration in SwedenRead more
The above image was taken in Hjelle, Norway (creative commons license). Human domination of earth’s ecosystems is well documented. Past work…
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post A mathematical view on personality, by Solve SæbøRead more
This post was originally published at blogg.nmbu.no/solvesabo and has been reposted with permission from the author, Solve Sæbø. Both personality and consciousness were properties…
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post How to find a moose: intentions in phenomenological and mechanistic models by Adam ClarkRead more
The above image is by USFWS Midwest (creative commons license). Guest Post by Adam Clark at the University of Minnesota Related PLOS…
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post Beyond the neuron: Emerging roles of glial cells in neuroscienceRead more
This post originally appeared on the PLOS Student Blog. When we think of the brain, we often think of the amazing things…
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post Social media etiquette at academic conferencesRead more
In today’s society, social media and social networking are almost universal. While some colleagues both old and young eschew Facebook, Twitter, and…
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post The Decade of the Connectome: An Interview with Connectomics Founder Olaf SpornsRead more
By Micah Allen This post marks the first of my new interview series “Connecting the Dots: Big Thinkers in Cognitive Neuroscience”. Last…
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post How to get the latest PLOS ONE Paleo papers delivered to your inbox using the PLOS “Journal Alerts” toolRead more
PLOS ONE publishes hundreds of articles each week, and keeping up with it all is a challenge. Now you can tailor PLOS…
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post From Broca’s area to Broca’s aphasia: a tale of two eponymsRead more
In 1861, the French scientific journal Bulletin de la Societe Anatomique published an article that would prove immeasurably important to the study…
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post Romer’s Gap and the Four-Limbed Critters of Nova ScotiaRead more
The fossil record is a window into the past, but much of that window is boarded over. This situation spurs paleontologists to look in new places…
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post Bringing student-driven genetics education to the university campusRead more
By: Franjo Ivankovic Biology and Anthropology, University of Florida According to the survey conducted by the Oklahoma State University this January, as…
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post Oliver Sacks on Cancer, Vision and Science: Revisiting his 2010 InterviewRead more
When I was an undergraduate studying Cognitive Science, a professor sent out a short list of recommended reading. Neurologist Oliver Sacks’s The…