A neural device to help patients who do not have the ability to speak is now possible, thanks in part to the work of Robert Knight. Celebrating career accomplishments, leadership, and mentoring, CNS presented the second annual Distinguished Career Contributions Award to Knight on Monday afternoon at the annual meeting in San Francisco. For the […]
CNS 2013 Meeting: From the Pain of Financial Risk-Taking to Creativity Among Mixed-Handers
CNS 2013 Poster Preview Our willingness to take financial risks relates to our sensitivity to physical pain, according to new research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in San Francisco. The study is one of several highlighted in Saturday’s opening poster session, which also includes research on when […]
Our Young Brains on Race: How Racial Perceptions Develop
How our brains respond to race changes as we develop from children to adolescents, according to a new study on race perception. The researchers found that a child’s social environment plays an important role in developing neural bias to race. The more diversity we are surrounded by at a young age, the less a person’s […]
