Neuroscience

Do the math
A neural study on children doing sums throws up some surprises.
Brain's unsung heroes
Research turns the focus from neurons to astrocytes to explain memory storage.
Scalpels and sketches
Spanish anatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal made fundamental discoveries in neuroscience.
Class will tell
Neuroscientists have established that anxiety and social status reshape the brain's emotion centre.
Repeat offenders
A rare 'gift' points the path to therapies for a genetic disorder.