Tag: brain

Side profile of a child’s head with a labeled diagram of the brain, showing the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain, including the pons, cerebellum, and medulla.
Basic ScienceNeuroscience/Mental Health

The Brain is a Composite Organ

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience shows evidence that our brains are actually two organs combined into one composite organ.

/ September 23, 2026
Medical EthicsNeuroscience/Mental HealthScience and Medicine

SPECT Scans at the Amen Clinic – A New Phrenology?

Phrenology was a 19th century pseudoscience that claimed to associate brain areas with specific personality traits. It was based on palpating bumps on the skull and was totally bogus. New brain imaging procedures are giving us real insights into brain function in health and disease. They are still blunt instruments, and it is easy and tempting to over-interpret what we are seeing....

/ April 8, 2008