Articles by

Claudia Lopez Lloreda

Handwriting may boost brain connections more than typing does

Writing out the same word again and again in cursive may bring back bad memories for some,...

Here’s how high-speed diving kingfishers may avoid concussions

Genetic tweaks in kingfishers might help cushion the blow when the diving birds plunge beak first into...

Adult mouse brains are teeming with ‘silent synapses’

Learning lots of new information as a baby requires a pool of ready-to-go, immature connections between nerve...

‘Wonderful nets’ of blood vessels protect dolphin and whale brains during dives

If you look at parts of the circulatory system of whales and dolphins, you might think that...

A music therapist seeks to tap into long-lost memories

The upbeat song “Sweet Caroline” often prompts listeners to sing and dance. But when music therapist Alaine...