See-through brains reveal memory pathways for pleasure and fear
Pleasure and fear memories are laid down using different neuronal pathways, a discovery that could lead to more targeted treatments for depression
(Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 26, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Rare cosmic balancing act makes Perseid meteor showers brighter
The gravitational pulls of Saturn and Jupiter may make meteor showers more spectacular, and could explain 1993's "night of the howling dogs" (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 26, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Breaking bad sniffles: Crystal meth made cold medicine rubbish
To crack down on criminal chemists, many cold medicines have had their active ingredient removed, now many are potentially no better than placebos (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 23, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Behind the scenes at London’s urban archaeology warehouse
From scrubbing skulls to cataloguing counterfeit coins, pulling artefacts out of the ground is just the start for London's archaeologists (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 19, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: archaeology human remains London pottery skeletons Source Type: research
Cure: Can the power of our minds help us heal ourselves?
A meticulously researched book about the healing power of the mind has much to offer, but with quacks aplenty we shouldn't abandon proper scepticism (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 18, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Scan your doodles to find the perfect matching photo online
A computer program has learned to scan your sketches and find a photo that matches, paving the way for a new kind of search engine (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 18, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Exclusive: Google’s NHS deal does not have regulatory approval
DeepMind, Google’s AI company, wants to use data on millions of patients to save lives – but has not obtained ethical approval (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 13, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
World War Zero brought down mystery civilisation of ‘sea people’
The Trojan War depicted in Homer's Iliad may have been part of a larger clash of civilisations – one of which has so far gone unrecognised by modern historians
(Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 12, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
A history of love, art, power and religion in 10 graves
We are the only animal to bury its dead, and we have been doing it for a very long time. These moving, fascinating finds reveal how the human mind has evolved (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 11, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
What is Paleolithic Art?: How to decode the shadows on the wall
Why did early humans cover caves with vivid images? Watching the great mind of Jean Clottes make sense of it all is a rare joy (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 11, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Will brain stimulation for autism diminish my special talents?
Stimulating my brain with magnetism helped me connect with others, but I can't help wondering if it could also hamper cognitive gifts, says John Elder Robison (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Canada’s huge wildfires may release carbon locked in permafrost
Fires like the one sweeping through Alberta may be the new normal and could speed climate change, perhaps increasing future fire risks (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
How to watch Mercury pass in front of the sun today
You'll need special telescopes to watch the innermost planet transit the sun, an event lasting around seven hours, or you can watch online (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
SpaceX Mars mission is a chance to hunt for life on the planet
The private space flight firm’s plan to send a lander to Mars in 2018 isn’t just ambitious – it’s our best chance yet of finding life on the planet (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 4, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Was gravitational wave signal from a gravastar, not black holes?
LIGO’s discovery of gravitational waves was a great achievement, but a new analysis suggests the signal could have come from a rather exotic source (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 4, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
