Neuroscience
Building a Search Engine of the Brain, Slice by Slice
By BENEDICT CAREY
The New York Times
Published: December 22, 2009
"The dissection of the brain of H. M., an amnesiac, has opened the door to a much more ambitious project."
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- Patient Hm Continues To Impress!
A fine little piece in the New York Times about Patient H.M. and his performance on crossword puzzles. No Memory, but He Filled In the Blanks By BENEDICT CAREY Published: December 6, 2010 "A man who had brain tissue removed in 1953 stunned researchers...
- Patient H.m. Update
From the Brain Observatory website at the end of last night's work: "We have reached the corpus callosum. The team is resting for the night. The brain will be safe surrounded by our chillers until tomorrow morning. The cutting will resume again at...
- Psychosurgery, Redux
Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Hope and Risk By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: November 27, 2009 "Hundreds have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, even obesity." Read the article...
- Sleep, Dreams, And Cognitive Function
A Dream Interpretation: Tuneups for the Brain By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: November 10, 2009 "A new theory suggests that dreams are a warm-up for the day ahead." Read the article...
- Cognition: Blink, Military Style
In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable Assets By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times 28 July 2009 U.S. soldiers are at the center of an effort to understand how it is that some people’s brains can sense danger and act on it before others’ do. Read...
Neuroscience
Patient H.M.: A Follow-up Interview
Building a Search Engine of the Brain, Slice by Slice
By BENEDICT CAREY
The New York Times
Published: December 22, 2009
"The dissection of the brain of H. M., an amnesiac, has opened the door to a much more ambitious project."
Read the full article
- Patient Hm Continues To Impress!
A fine little piece in the New York Times about Patient H.M. and his performance on crossword puzzles. No Memory, but He Filled In the Blanks By BENEDICT CAREY Published: December 6, 2010 "A man who had brain tissue removed in 1953 stunned researchers...
- Patient H.m. Update
From the Brain Observatory website at the end of last night's work: "We have reached the corpus callosum. The team is resting for the night. The brain will be safe surrounded by our chillers until tomorrow morning. The cutting will resume again at...
- Psychosurgery, Redux
Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Hope and Risk By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: November 27, 2009 "Hundreds have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, even obesity." Read the article...
- Sleep, Dreams, And Cognitive Function
A Dream Interpretation: Tuneups for the Brain By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: November 10, 2009 "A new theory suggests that dreams are a warm-up for the day ahead." Read the article...
- Cognition: Blink, Military Style
In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable Assets By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times 28 July 2009 U.S. soldiers are at the center of an effort to understand how it is that some people’s brains can sense danger and act on it before others’ do. Read...