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Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Elicits Extreme Fanfare
In the off-season of 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee dealt an up-and-coming slugger named Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees to raise cash for a Broadway play he was backing. The Red
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The Brain Is Not an Explanation
The Huffington Post: “Brain scans pinpoint how chocoholics are hooked.” This headline appeared in the Guardian a few years ago above a science story that began: “Chocoholics really do have chocolate on the brain.” The
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The Brain Is Not an Explanation
Brain scans pinpoint how chocoholics are hooked. This headline appeared in The Guardian a couple years ago above a science story that began: “Chocoholics really do have chocolate on the brain.” The story went on
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Posner Receives National Medal of Science
Michael Posner received the United States’ highest scientific honor when he was awarded the National Medal of Science in an October 2009 White House ceremony. Posner, an APS Fellow, Charter Member, and William James Fellow
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Sharpening the Focus on Brain Function
Is your brain like a Swiss Army knife? No doubt it’s sharp (after all, you’re a member of APS), but the real question is, how does your brain operate? Is it jam-packed with specialized tools
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fMRI: Not the Only Way to Look at the Human Brain in Action
To the Editor: The Observer (September 2006) is to be commended for presenting a balanced view of fMRI research, resisting the megahype that characterizes so much of this literature. It is a pity, however, that