The Boy Whose Brain Could Unlock Autism

Autism changed Henry Markram’s family. Now his Intense World…

Why would somebody want to remove a healthy limb?

Do No Harm: winner of the Association of British…

How many colors are really in a rainbow?

Rather than the six or seven you may have learned, your eye…

What is Color?

Alan Alda recently challenged scientists to explain this simple question to…

Mysticism, Music, and your Brain

The Neurological Connections of Mysticism and Music Part 1: The Brain

Aphasia and the Actor

He used to be a salesman and actor with a “golden tongue,” but his stroke left…

Why is addiction so powerful?

A Primer on the neurobiology of addiction

Not a textbook case

Paul Bach-y-Rita: Testing the limits of neuroplasticity

This week, in honor of Brain Awareness Week, Neurocracy will profile trailblazing and influential scientists in neuroscience history.

The Non-Science of Transcendence

Or, Why Your Mind Will Never Be Uploadable.

What is Transcendence?

The rise of computing and the exponential rate of increase in processing speed pose an intriguing questions…

A Hundred Thousand Hourglasses

The Secret Life of a Secret Cell