Grey Matter

Explainer: Why conducting psychometric tests on school employees will do little for child safety

The CBSE has asked its schools to conduct psychometric evaluations of all school staff. But these tests cannot predict psychopathic behavior, say psychiatrists.

Menaka Rao
· Sep 18, 2017 · 02:45 pm
Hallucinations? They may just be caused by a fold in the brain

A new study of the brain structure of schizophrenics has revealed an important clue that could help treat hallucinations.

Charlotte Rae, The Conversation
· Nov 26, 2015 · 03:30 pm
Brain-to-brain interfaces: the science of telepathy

Technology is making it possible to communicate thought directly from one brain to another.

Kristyn Bates, The Conversation
· Mar 10, 2015 · 04:30 am

We only use 10 per cent of our brains? That’s 100 per cent wrong

Two-thirds of the American public – and half its science teachers – believe the myth to be true.

Jordan Gaines Lewis, The Conversation
· Jul 21, 2014 · 07:05 am