Neurologists to look at use of music to aid those suffering from post-conflict traumaMusic is to be prescribed as therapy for soldiers suffering from the physical or mental effects of war, in a new initiative across the armed forces.The army's most senior musician, Lieutenant Colonel Bob Meldrum, is taking part in a ground-breaking conference on…
Think brain scans can reveal our innermost thoughts? Think again
Increasing claims for neuroscience – that it can locate jealousy or Muslim fundamentalism – are ludicrousThe grip of neuroscience on the academic and popular imagination is extraordinary. In recent decades, brain scientists have burst out of the laboratory into the public forum. They are everywhere, analysing and explaining every aspect of our humanity, mobilising their…
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