Neurons: more is not better
Mar 14, 2019
For a correct functioning of the brain, it is essential that the number of neurons is the appropriate one: neither more nor less.
Etiqueta: neuroscience
The scam of pseudoscience, under Mètode’s magnifying glass
Dec 14, 2017
«Pseudosciences are by-products of the prestige of science as a social enterprise and as a means of obtaining knowledge. Their character is inherently negative, given that, by definition, a pseudoscience is an intellectual fraud». Thus begins monograph 95 of Mètode, coordinated by Angelo Fasce.
The neuroscience of rationality
Sep 28, 2017
We live in an age of contradictions. It might well be the age we land on Mars, rule over our own DNA, or fuse two atoms to recreate a star. Alas, it is also the age of Trump, climate change denial, or the spending of millions of euros on pseudociences such as homeopathy.
Unravelling science
Jul 04, 2017
Mètode Science Studies Journal publishes the 2017 annual review, under the title Unravelling science. The seventh issue of this English language publication focuses on the secrets of neuroscience, the connection between science and ideology, science from a gender perspective, and twenty-first century astrophysics and cosmology,
The role of the brain in financial decisions
Jun 13, 2017
How do decision-making processes affect brain activity? What role do emotions play on finances?
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys
Jun 13, 2016
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys is a worldwide eminence in the field of Neuroanatomy. He has a formal education as a medical doctor, but his view is not at all anthropocentric and he has always been fascinated by the great diversity of forms found in the brain of
Naturalist Sacks
Nov 16, 2015
The disappearance of Oliver Sacks on 30 August 2015 marked the end of an era. His final farewell represented the loss of a great figure, an immensely influential voice truncated. The lament for the passing away of the poet neurologist was
Interview with Cordelia Fine
Jul 16, 2014
New arguments for old stereotypes. That’s how professor Cordelia Fine describes «neurosexism», a term referring to the use of neuroscience to justify traditional gender role models, models that do not include the stereotype of the female scientist. That might somewhat explain the poor presence of
Introduction: the Brain Challenge
Nov 09, 2012
2012 is The Year of Neuroscience in Spain. This is a field that has seen great advances in the last two decades. With this feature, Mètode intends to contribute to the celebration with three articles that present different perspectives of this
A Box Full of Surprises
Nov 09, 2012
The existence of adult neurogenesis in the brain of mammals, our species included, as well as the identification of the cells responsible for said neurogenesis, has completely changed the idea we had of our brain’s organisation. The discovery of the existence
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