In this episode, Jan Naegele, PhD, and her former graduate student, Meghan Van Zandt, PhD, discuss strategies for building confidence and public speaking skills as a scientist, touching on personal ...

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Smelling salts can revive someone who fainted, and some athletes have been spotted taking a whiff during games. How does this centuries-old treatment work? Storyboard and animation produced by ...

In March 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ketamine for the treatment of depression — the first new antidepressant medication in decades. Unlike previous generations of ...

The body is a fine-tuned machine. Like any machine, it breaks down if the environment becomes too extreme. Our internal systems operate best at 98.5 degrees Fahrenheit (36.9 degrees Celsius). Under ...

It’s the middle of the night. Maybe you’re enjoying a pleasant dream or getting some well-needed rest. Then, suddenly, your leg feels like it’s on fire. You shoot up in bed. It’s that scourge of sleep ...

Whether it’s an eloquent speech, a droning monologue, a quippy one-liner, or a brilliant punchline, the human brain is aptly wired for complex communication. Hannah is the former Production and ...

Alex* unscrews the lid of a small amber vial and carefully transfers a few drops of its liquid contents to a large bottle of water. Then he measures out an eighth of an ounce of this mixture — the ...

Lots of things can make your hair stand on end, from a cool breeze tickling your neck to a sense of impending danger. You might also experience goosebumps when you hear an inspirational speech or song ...

Motor neurons carry movement instructions from the brain and spinal cord to muscles throughout the body. Their nerve fibers are the longest in the body — a single axon can stretch from the base of the ...

Railroad foreman Phineas Gage survived a horrific brain injury that left him with an altered personality. His story revealed the complex functions of the frontal lobe decades before scientists began ...

A 52-year-old white man visits his physician because he’s experiencing occasional blurry vision, muscle spasms, and increased fatigue. A bit unsteady on his feet, his coordination has been off. He’s ...