Neuroscience

Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David Linden’s life has been studying how the brain decodes what makes us human. Now the self-described “science nerd” is applying his curiosity to his own diagnosis of terminal cancer. We ask how he’ll spend the time he has left.

We’ll go On the Record with neuroscientist David Linden. He studies how the brain makes sense of the world and our place in it. Now he’s applying some of what he’s learned to making sense of his own diagnosis of terminal cancer.

Dr. John Krakauer tells us about MindMaze, new technology that helps stroke patients rewire neural pathways in their brains … guiding them toward mental and physical rehabilitation. Plus, what do dolphins have to do with it?!

Prolonged social isolation can take a toll on a child’s emotional well-being. A psychologist from the National Center for School Mental Health talks about…

The science journal Neuron published a paper in July on the underrepresentation of African Americans in brain research, specifically in genomic studies…

The tiniest creature with the deadliest of bites … Professor Chris Potter's lab at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is working to…