Science reporters stormed the Society for Neuroscience's massive annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this week, blogging about our favorite sessions and posters. You can view the entire blog here. Below are some highlights:
Dancing Over the Synaptic Gap
What do neuroscientists have in common with ballet dancers? They
both want to figure out just how the dancers move in such perfect
coordination with the music. Read more
here.
Rats Pass the Taste Test
Some people don't like olives. Rats hate cocoa. How do we develop
our taste aversions--and how can we overcome them? Scientists are
getting
closer to the answer.
Psychiatrists Behaving Badly
Several prominent academic psychiatrists have come under fire in
recent months for alleged financial conflicts of interest. The
director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Thomas Insel,
filled us in on the
latest.
True Love and Sexual Identity
What goes on in the brain when someone falls in love? And how do
the brains of people in long-term relationships differ from those
of people who just
hooked up? Mice may fall in love, too--and they're more likely
to fall for a member of the same sex if researchers disrupt their
odor-detecting brain
circuits.
Chew Your Stress Away
If you're having trouble remembering where you put the car keys,
chewing a piece of gum may help. At least that's what a poster
presentation at the meeting argued. Gum's also good for
reducing stress, it seems.
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