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Making Sense of Interoception

Making Sense of Interoception June 2024How we perceive what’s happening inside our bodies and what that means for our healthSpring 2024by Molly McDonough9 min readFeature Even when the world around us seems quiet, our insides are bustling. Much of the …
Summer 2024 June 2024

Clinical Humility and the Limits of Medical Knowledge

Clinical Humility and the Limits of Medical Knowledge June 2024Being willing to say “I don’t know” can help physicians build trust with patients and one anotherSummer 2024by Sachin Jain5 min readPerspective A friend of mine has thyroid cancer. He went to …
Spring 2024 May 2024

What Computer Vision Models Reveal About Human Brains

What Computer Vision Models Reveal About Human Brains May 2024AI models designed to identify objects offer surprising clues about how we see and how we learnSpring 2024by Molly McDonough6 min readInterview About 10 years ago, as computing power and the …
The Senses

The Senses Research reveals how smells, sights, and other sensory experiences stimulate the brain and jog memory Spring 2024 June 2024 Making Sense of Interoception How we perceive what’s happening inside our bodies and what that means for our health …
Spring 2024 May 2024

The Limits of Computer Vision, and of Our Own

The Limits of Computer Vision, and of Our Own May 2024In fields such as radiology, AI models can help compensate for the shortcomings of human vision but have weaknesses of their ownSpring 2024By Molly McDonough13 min readFeature Have you ever locked eyes …
Spring 2024 April 2024

The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health

The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health April 2024The ability of odors to bring to mind past experiences has intriguing scientific and therapeutic implicationsSpring 2024by Molly McDonough7 min readFeature “What can you do with your nose?” …
Harvard Medicine Audio

Harvard Medicine Audio Listen to audio versions of select Harvard Medicine stories. Sleep Melds Memories Researchers home in on how the sleeping brain consolidates memories Reading by Gracia Cameron Flooding Brings Deep Trouble Floods, exacerbated …
Spring 2024 April 2024

Harnessing the Senses to Improve Memory

Harnessing the Senses to Improve Memory April 2024Andrew Budson, MD ’93, explains how multisensory cues can shape and strengthen our recollections of the pastSpring 2024by Molly McDonough5 min readInterview Our memories make us who we are. So says Andrew …
Celebrating Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Day Stories about the connections between the health of the planet and the health of its inhabitants From the passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act to current efforts to stem climate change, protecting human health has been central to the …
Spring 2024 March 2024

Leonard Bernstein and the Psychology of Music

Leonard Bernstein and the Psychology of Music March 2024Prior to the premiere of “Maestro,” HMS alumni discussed the influence of music on emotion with Jamie Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein’s daughterSpring 2024by Allison Eck6 minute readInterview What …

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