Phantom limb effect: when the mind still sees what isn’t there. www.blommestijn.com September 1, 2016 Study reveals why the brain can’t forget amputated limbs, even decades later Harriet Dempsey-Jones, University of Oxford Even decades after amputation, the brain is still structured as if the hand were there, casting new light on ‘phantom limb’ phenomenon.
Skulls of Homo naledi. John Hawks September 28, 2015 Homo naledi fossil discovery a triumph for open access and education John Hawks, University of Wisconsin-Madison The discovery of Homo naledi has been a social media sensation, recording an extraordinary number of views – more than 170,000 – for a scientific paper.
Mystic rodent. Starsandspirals June 30, 2015 Do rats dream of the future? Hugo Spiers, UCL ‘Place cells’ in the hippocampus are thought to guide us through our space but they may play a part in helping us to imagine future scenarios.