Tag: sleep
Dreaming Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Researchers have detected something like REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which is associated with dreaming in humans — in jumping spiders.
Placebos Demonstrate Power of the Human Mind
When a disease affects the brain-body relationship, the placebo response can confound researchers.
Got These Bad Habits? Blame Neanderthals!
Neanderthal man, long extinct as a separate human group, now explains why we smoke and drink to excess…
Seven Reasons the Soul Can’t Be Turned “Off”
Neuroscientist Michael Egnor notes that the idea of consciousness is “empty,” much like the idea of “natural selection” in evolution.
Doctor’s Diary: Till Death Do Us Part
When I was in charge of the Emergency Room at Los Angeles County Hospital, I saw many instances of near-death trauma, yet there was little complaint about pain.