Research suggests Facebook can change brain structure
Recent research suggests that the amount of grey matter in particular regions of the human brain could be correlated to good social skills and our ability to make friends. In…
A day at the Brighton Science Festival 2011
So the festival is over for another year. It has wowed us with lectures, games and activities from the day devoted to molecular gastronomy “Play with your food” to the…
The chemical of motivation
What fascinates and troubles me about the brain is what it wants and desires. I’m always acutely aware of the limits of my own free will: eat less, exercise more,…