Starlings give clue to irrational preferences

Starlings give clue to irrational preferences

Research into decision-making by European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) may help to explain why many animals, including humans, sometimes exhibit irrational preferences.

Peering Into The Brain, But At What? (audio)

Link: Peering Into The Brain, But At What? (audio)

Modern brain-imaging techniques have given researchers an unprecedented level of detail about the structure of the brain, but are they any closer to puzzling out how the brain really works? Harvard neuroscientist Jeff Lichtman talks about the limitations of brain imaging, and the challenges of trying to use imaging techniques to decode the brain’s behavior.