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Brain Activity Alternates While Walking

Insights into natural brain rhythm could help people with Parkinson's disease.

James Gaines, Contributor

Culture

Bison Slaughter’s Destructive Legacy for Native Americans

When the bison were exterminated from North America, indigenous populations lost an inch of height in just a generation.

Katharine Gammon, Contributor

Human

Why does music make us emotional?

A neuroscientist explains how music is the language of emotion.

Alistair Jennings, Contributor

Human

BRIEF: Two Neurologists Walk into a Christmas Concert

Many of the boys in the choir had tics, leading the scientists to speculate that the repetitive movements may be related to motor learning.

Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer

Culture

BRIEF: Dressmakers See in Super 3-D

Dressmakers are exceptional at judging distances, while dentists and surgeons are no better than the rest of us.

Nala Rogers, Staff Writer

Human

The Vocal Cord Movement -- 10,000 Miles

Singing is not just emotion -- it is motion as well. But how far do the vocal cords crawl in a single operatic performance?

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

Human

Speech to Laser to Sound

New technology using a one-color laser may drive future generation of high-tech hearing aids.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

Sports

BRIEF: Why Athletes Hit the Wall

Findings could lead to a future drug that mimics the health benefits of exercise.

Marcus Woo, Contributor

Human

Do You Smell What I Smell?

A new study with potato chips suggests we all perceive scents differently, but culture tells us to agree when naming them.

Marcus Woo, Contributor

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