Out of control (and it’s a good thing)
An illustration from the Thompson-Schill lab highlighting the two sides to cognitive control. Image from psych.upenn.edu/stslab A recent study coming out of Penn’s psychology department is challenging...
View ArticleIn poverty, is your heart your stress ball?
University of Pittsburgh researcher Peter Gianaros speaks on poverty and stress for the last CNS Public Talk of the academic year. Image from the CNS This year’s CNS Public Talk Series wrapped up April...
View ArticleCNS to teach and play at Philly’s Science Festival
The CNS will participate in the third annual Philadelphia Science Festival, which runs April 18-28 and offers events for all ages. Image from philasciencefestival.org Calling all fans of science,...
View ArticleWhen meditation met MRI
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers ready a Buddhist monk for an fMRI scan during their Buddha’s brain project. Image from wisconline.com Meditation really seems to work as a peacekeeper—even...
View ArticleNew blog! and thanks for reading
Hello, readers and fans of the CNS! Thanks for following Mind the Gap through its eighth-month run. Having just left Penn, I’m blogging at a new spot — check it out. Otherwise, keep following the CNS....
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