Neuroscience
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."
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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.: 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...
- Capgras Syndrome And Traumatic Brain Injury
An interesting feature article from the front page of yesterday's New York Times: After Injury, Fighting to Regain a Sense of Self By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: August 9, 2009 "Scientists are investigating delusions caused by brain...
- 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...
- Imaging Technologies And Mental Disorders: Potential Vs. Use?
From tomorrow's New York Times:Can Brain Scans See Depression? By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: October 18, 2005 They seem almost alive: snapshots of the living human brain. Not long ago, scientists predicted that these images, produced...
Neuroscience
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
- 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.: 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...
- Capgras Syndrome And Traumatic Brain Injury
An interesting feature article from the front page of yesterday's New York Times: After Injury, Fighting to Regain a Sense of Self By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: August 9, 2009 "Scientists are investigating delusions caused by brain...
- 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...
- Imaging Technologies And Mental Disorders: Potential Vs. Use?
From tomorrow's New York Times:Can Brain Scans See Depression? By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: October 18, 2005 They seem almost alive: snapshots of the living human brain. Not long ago, scientists predicted that these images, produced...