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The remarkable adaptability of the human brain
In “Livewired,” neuroscientist David Eagleman shows how the brain shapes itself by interacting with the outside world.
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Street epistemologists are trying to give people 'the gift of doubt'
Does modern neuroscience really help us understand behavior?
Two experts argue that the field needs to move beyond its limited roots
Here's what happened when researchers raised monkeys who never saw a face
We may not be hardwired to recognize faces after all