Here are highlights of news coverage of science presented at CNS 2014 in Boston (also check out our blog coverage):
last updated April 21, 2014
The Tragic Story of How Einstein’s Brain Was Stolen and Wasn’t Even Special, National Geographic, April 21, 2014
Naps Help Infants Learn, Medical Xpress, April 17, 2014
Looking at how a child’s sense of humor takes its shape, Scope, April 10, 2014
Naps Enhance Learning for Young Children, Study Says, Philly.com/HealthDay, April 9, 2014
Brains in Boston: Weekend Recap of Cognitive Neuroscience Society’s Annual Meeting, Scientific American, April 8, 2014
Need to Commit Something to Memory? Sleep On It, Discover, April 8, 2014
Adequate napping plays key role in memory, learning development: study, National Post, April 8, 2014
Sleep’s vital role for memory revealed, ANI News, April 9, 2014
Tracking Neural Circuits That Help ID Popular People, Ideas, PsychCentral, April 8, 2014 (re-purposed from CNS press release)
Studies Show Promise for Brain Training in Improving Fluid Intelligence, The Atlantic, , April 7, 2014
Social circuits that track how we like people, ideas, Science Daily, April 7, 2014