Prefrontal Cortex and Its Connection to Human Spirituality
The body-self and spirit of a person generate a dynamic and complex system in which they are in…
Brain
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Freedom from Cigarettes
The formation of a smoking habit and addiction depends on various social, spiritual, neuro-genetic, and neuro-chemical factors. Some…
Are You Alone?
Loneliness is a serious public health concern, akin to both obesity and smoking. Why is it not treated…
Interview with the Two Brain Lobes
If you want to know why some of us are so poetic, while others are strictly straightforward, then…
Human Cognition, the Final Frontier
Despite advances in technology, computers still can’t come close to the power of the world’s most remarkable computer…
Science Square (Issue 97)
A galaxy rapidly forming stars 700 million years after the Big Bang at redshift 7.51 Finkelstein S.L et…
Recyling Cellular Trash: A Micro-level Fasting Phenomenon
Recycling in the cell (autophagy) is important to generate energy and to produce new cellular units. What is…
Are Genes the Source of Behavioral Disorders?
We learn about a new gene everyday that is specifically associated with a certain human behavior or that…
Who Owns This Body?
“There are numerous perfect mechanisms put to work by our Creator in a fashion that is impossible for…
Science Square (Issue 95)
The Brain’s GPS Jacobs J. et al. Direct recordings of grid-like neuronal activity in human spatial navigation. Nature…
A Blessing Behind an Unlikely Veil: Vomiting as a Healthy Human Reflex
Being one of the most important human reflexes, vomiting is the phenomenon of spewing out, through the mouth…
The Cell Phone-Brain Cancer Controversy
In recent years, people have been divided by conflicting studies about the risk of cancer posed by cell…
Science Square (Issue 90)
Childhood environment leaves its mark on DNA Factors underlying variable DNA methylation in a human community cohort. L.L.…
Sneezing: An Alarm from the Body
With its capacity to sense smells and prepare air for the lungs, the nose offers a feast of…
The Wonderful Octopus
Taking its place among the world’s short-lived mollusks, the octopus is a fantastic sea animal with intelligent behavior.…