Expanding our Horizons

Preface: Expanding Our Mental Horizons

Cognitive science aims to understand the nature of the mind. Yet the mind has many facets, and this fact has led to the evolution of different disciplines that study if from distinct perspectives. The challenge of cognitive science is to bring together the theories, phenomena, and techniques of its component areas, including artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, education, linguistics,...

Expanding horizons

Colchicine--expanding horizons.

To say that the once very limited indications for colchicine have undergone a subtle but definite and dramatic change in recent years would not be an overstatement. This old drug, which has been known for centuries, was used for relieving and preventing acute attacks of gouty arthritis for over 200 years, but until recently, no other clinical uses had been established. The 1985 edition of Good-...

Expanding cerebellar horizons.

Anatomical connections must underly neuronal function. A new study by Middleton and Strick shows that the cerebellum projects to the dorsal prefrontal cortex of the monkey. This could provide the basis for cerebellar modulation of cognitive processes.

Receptor Tyrosine Kinases — Expanding Horizons