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Rethinking the homunculus. Aeon, 01.03.24
Is migraine really gender specific? Medscape, 12.12.23
Will imaging improve migraine diagnosis and management? Medscape, 08.12.23
Medication overuse headache a pain to treat. Medscape, 07.12.23
The science of making memories. High Life, May/June 2023
Is the body key to understanding consciousness? The Observer, 02.10.22
The bleeding edge of itch research. NEO.LIFE, 04.08.22
Listen to your body… or don’t. NEO.LIFE, 21.07.22
The future of chronic pain. NEO.LIFE, 06.05.21
Neuroprivacy as a basic human right. NEO.LIFE, 25.02.21
Psychedelic treatment for consciousness disorders? Dana Foundation, 15.10.19
Against neurodiversity. Aeon, 12.9.19
Sowing the seeds of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature, 25.7.18
Why obesity damages your mind as well as your body. BBC Future, 1.11.16
Want to ‘train your brain’? Learn a musical instrument. The Guardian, 24.10.16
Do our brains have extraordinary untapped powers? The Guardian, 24.9.16
Creating a perfect brain storm. Kavli Foundation, 16.9.16
Can ambidexterity training boost brain power? The Guardian, 3.9.16
Stuttering songbirds and language evolution. BBC Earth, 11.8.16
If you can’t imagine things, how can you learn? The Guardian, 4.6.16
When does consciousness begin and end? NOVA Next, 27.5.15
How the eyes betray your thoughts. BBC Future, 22.5.15
Life after death: The science of human decomposition. Mosaic, 5.5.15
Can neuroscience determine guilt or innocence? NOVA Next, 4.2.15
Glimmers of hope before an Alzheimer’s epidemic. NOVA Next, 1.10.14
Am I too old to learn a new language? The Guardian, 13.9.14
A brief history of psychedelic psychiatry. The Psychologist, 1.9.14
Uta and Chris Frith: A partnership of the mind. SFARI, 28.8.14
The man who grew eyes. Mosaic, 26.8.14
Machine recovery. Nature, 26.6.14
Catching fire. New Scientist, 1.3.14
Emotional renovations. Nautilus, 19.12.13
Fighting a growing enemy. Nature Middle East, 15.10.13
Microglia: The mind minders. New Scientist, 12.10.13
Corrupted memory. Nature, 15.5.13
Amyloid awakenings. Nature, 22.5.13
Microbes on your mind. Scientific American MIND, July/Aug 2012
How to build a brain. BBC Focus, July 2012
How stroke affects the brain. Wellcome Trust, 21.5.12
Fantasy fix. New Scientist, 18.2.12
Turning tides of autism. Nature Middle East, 1.11.11
Red Sea bacteria pack protein potential. Nature Middle East, 28.7.11
Simon Baron-Cohen: Theorizing on the mind in autism. SFARI, 9.5.11
Treating insomnia. BBC Focus, Jan 2011
Time travel through the brain. Technology Review, Dec 2009

NEWS STORIES

Babies recognise nursery rhymes they heard in the womb. New Scientist, 02.04.24
Bilingual babies have distinct brainwaves at 1 day old. New Scientist, 11.03.24
Brain inflammation linked to increased suicidal behaviors. BIG THINK, 26.01.24
Learning piano triggers long-term changes in brain activity. New Scientist, 22.01.24
How exposure to language in the womb shapes the brain. BIG THINK, 09.12.23
Without a Prescription: Antibiotic Misuse Common in Eurasia. Medscape, 27.11.23
When do teenagers begin to think like adults?. BIG THINK, 12.11.23
You can respond to verbal instructions in your sleep. BIG THINK, 02.11.23
Bad trips: The long-term adverse effects of psychedelic drugs. BIG THINK, 01.11.23
Soccer goalkeepers literally see and hear the world differently. BIG THINK, 14.10.23
Placebos act on brain systems linked to emotions. New Scientist, 09.10.23
How our brain works to overcome negative emotions. New Scientist, 03.07.23
What happens in our brain to makes scared of heights. New Scientist, 10.06.23
Europe’s cancer screening programmes in the lead. Medscape, 27.04.23
Why we mess up when the stakes are high. New Scientist, 27.04.23
Brainstem stimulation makes cochlear implants more effective. New Scientist, 21.12.22
Leprosy bacteria may hold the key to liver regeneration. New Scientist, 15.11.22
The dark side of neuroplasticity. BIG THINK, 29.07.22
Amygdala damage impairs moral judgement. BIG THINK, 27.07.22
A cartography of consciousness. BPS Research Digest, 8.10.18
The shocking secrets of the ghost knifefish. Science, 27.3.18
A better way to remove tattoos. Scientific American, 6.3.18
FDA okays first concussion blood test. Scientific American, 18.2.18
“Movement maps” found deep inside the brain. Scientific American, 30.8.17
Nanoswimmers could deliver drugs to the brain. Scientific American, 7.8.17
Football-CTE link sparks calls for more research. Scientific American, 3.8.17
Restoring hearing by making the brain more childlike. Scientific American, 29.6.17
Brain stimulation offers binge-eating clue. Scientific American, 31.5.17
Is the baby in pain? Brain scans can tell. Scientific American, 4.5.17
The brain has its own “autofill” function for speech. Scientific American, 29.4.17
The brain’s social network. Scientific American, 20.4.17
The brain takes a guided tour of London. Scientific American, 21.3.17
Blood tests for rapid concussion diagnosis. Scientific American, 9.3.17
Nerve cells go out on a limb. Scientific American, 14.2.17
Astrocytes turn toxic in brain injury and disease. Scientific American, 19.1.17
How do brain cells tell where we’re going? Scientific American, 13.1.17
Coercion diminishes agency and moral responsibility. BPS Research Digest, 25.4.16
Neutralizing MERS-CoV with bioengineered cows. Nature Middle East, 28.2.16
Combating neurohype. The Neuroethics Blog, 15.12.15
Meditation increases susceptibility to false memories. BPS Research Digest, 20.10.15
Fragment of rat brain simulated in supercomputer. Nature, 8.10.15
Two genetic variants linked to depression. Nature Middle East, 24.7.15
Sex divide seen in persistent pain mechanism. Nature, 29.6.15
MERS infection route unlocked. Nature Middle East, 20.10.14
Sleep helps memory by promoting new synapses. New Scientist, 5.6.14
Potent coronavirus inhibitor identified. Nature Middle East, 30.5.14
MERS virus weakened by mutations. Nature Middle East, 6.5.14
Wiring of retina reveals how eyes sense motion. Nature, 4.5.14
MERS vaccine sought for new virus outbreak. Nature Middle East, 28.4.14
Using colourful language to make a point. Nature Middle East, 23.1.14
Shiny happy neurons. Science, 11.10.13
Ancient rivers tell story of first migration. Nature Middle East, 10.10.13
Nicotine exposure gives baby rats addictive personalities. Nature, 20.8.13
MERS in Mecca? Nature Middle East, 28.7.13
The myth of learning styles. Wellcome Trust, 11.4.13
Genetic mutations behind rare epilepsy. Nature Middle East, 9.4.13
Breaking bread’s genetic code. Nature Middle East, 28.3.13
Human brain cells boost mouse memory. Science, 7.3.13
Prion proteins control synaptic plasticity. Nature, 14.2.13
Researchers scare ‘fearless’ patients. Nature, 3.2.13
Citizen microbiome. Nature Biotechnology, Feb 2013
Brain shrinkage disrupts sleep and impairs memory. Nature, 27.1.13
Kite and NCI partner on T cells. Nature Biotechnology, Jan 2013
Snapshots explore Einstein’s unusual brain. Nature, 16.11.12
General anaesthetic disrupts brain communication. Nature, 5.11.12
Scientists read dreams. Nature, 19.10.12
Disrupted sleep may predict Alzheimer’s. Nature, 18.10.12
Books trim the brain. Science, 17.10.12
Brain connectivity predicts reading skills. Nature, 8.10.12
Improving paleogenomics. Nature, 4.10.12
Bird brains show their fear of faces. Science, 10.9.12
New brain malformation identified. Nature Middle East, 28.8.12
How to learn in your sleep, Nature, 26.8.12
Racial bias colours visual perception. Nature, 5.7.12
How the brain views race. Nature, 26.6.12
Genetic variants build a better brain. Science, 19.6.12
The brain’s bat signal, Science, 24.5.12
Finches learn even when practice isn’t perfect. Nature, 20.5.12
Gene linked to post-traumatic stress. Nature, 14.5.12
Memory trick relives drug cravings. Nature, 12.4.12
How marijuana makes you forget. Nature, 1.3.12
Voicegrams transform brain activity into words. Nature, 31.1.12
Psychedelic chemical subdues brain activity. Nature, 23.1.12
Fat grown in the lab. Nature Middle East, 15.1.12
Jumping genes may influence brain activity. Scientific American, 30.10.11
Warning on neural technique. Nature, 18.10.11
Light pulses keep heart cells beating. New Scientist, 24.9.11
RNA may signal plants to flower. Nature Middle East, 18.9.11
Video game studies have serious flaws. Nature, 16.9.11
REM sleep could prompt life-saving decisions. New Scientist, 1.9.11
Visual skills superior in autism, study says. SFARI, 6.6.11
‘Broken mirror’ concept of autism challenged. SFARI, 3.3.11
The Golgi stain, circa 1873. The Scientist, 1.6.09

OPINION PIECES

The shocking thing about the brain. Neo.life, 5.8.18
Gut microbes: Panacea, or just overhyped? The Guardian, 7.7.17
Bad weekend? Wipe your memories. The Guardian, 21.6.17
Neuroplasticity is not a miracle cure. 52 Insights, 15.10.16
The politics of genes. Al-Ahram Weekly, 7.3.02

BOOK REVIEWS

The Strange Order of Things, by Antonio Damasio, Neo.life, Feb 2018
The Gardener and the Carpenter, by Alison Gopnik, SciAm MIND, Jan 2017
Why Torture Doesn’t Work, by Shane O’Mara, Cerebrum, Dec 2016
Touching a Nerve, by Patricia Churchland, SciAm MIND, Aug 2013
Pieces of Light, by Charles Fernyhough, SciAm MIND, May 2013
Mastermind, by Maria Konnikova. The Psychologist, April 2013
The Ravenous Brain, by Daniel Bor. SciAm MIND, Nov 2012
Connectome, by Sebastian Seung. New Humanist, July/Aug 2012
Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, by Marc Lewis. SciAm MIND, May 2012