Neuroscientists had thought parts of the brain associated with reading and face recognition shrunk as children grow. In fact, they may be growing electrical insulation that makes their brains more…
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by Nathan Collins The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute has announced its third round of seed grants to six interdisciplinary teams of researchers who collectively span departments from neurosurgery to…
BY ALAN MOZES, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- How do you make healthy food more popular? Start by giving it a yummy-sounding name, researchers say. People are much more…
The Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program recognizes faculty members for their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education. BY KATHLEEN J. SULLIVAN Ten faculty members…
Cameras are playing a greater and greater role in law enforcement, whether that means cameras placed on dashboards in police cruisers or cameras that officers wear as part of their uniforms. But how…
by Vedika Kanchan As children transition from adolescence to adulthood, their brains can grow electrical insulation that supports reading and facial recognition, according to research from the…
By Jamil Zaki “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” — Martin Luther King Jr., Ebenezer Baptist Church, Feb. 4, 1968 Two months before he was killed, Martin Luther King Jr. described a…
By Steven Petrow Contributing columnist Dec. 1, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. PST You can become a kinder person. Even in this angry, stressed-out era. Yes, really. Many organizations are focused on doing just…
TEDMED 2020 Boston, March 2-4 2020 In this video, Stanford University professor, athlete, and psychologist Alia Crum, PhD, discusses how our mindset can affect health behaviors and outcomes. Following…
By Laura L. Carstensen November 29, 2019 at 11:24 a.m. PST Laura L. Carstensen, a professor of psychology, is the director of the Stanford Center on Longevity. It’s time to get serious about a major…