PinnedMark HumphriesinThe SpikeThe crimes against dopamineFor they be many and grievous6 min read·Mar 13, 2017--98--98
PinnedMark HumphriesinThe SpikeSeventy Teams of Scientists Analysed the Same Brain Data, and It Went BadlyWhat the latest fMRI “crisis” means for the rest of science7 min read·Jul 1, 2020--10--10
PinnedMark HumphriesinThe SpikeYour Cortex Contains 17 Billion ComputersNeural networks of neural networks9 min read·Feb 12, 2018--60--60
Mark HumphriesinThe Spike2023: A Review of the Year in NeuroscienceDopamine is not the only fruit11 min read·Dec 30, 2023--71--71
Mark HumphriesinThe SpikeIt’s A Good Thing When I Don’t Know What I’m Writing AboutLetting go of your expertise to tell a better story6 min read·Jan 23, 2023--8--8
Mark HumphriesinThe SpikeFour Books That Profoundly Influenced Me, Despite Not Having Read ThemThe pervasive power of the written word7 min read·Jan 16, 2023--6--6
Mark HumphriesinThe Spike2022: A Review of the Year in NeuroscienceA paean to being boring9 min read·Dec 28, 2022--12--12
Mark HumphriesinThe Spike2021: the review of the year in neuroscienceWelcome back my friends, to the show that never ends11 min read·Dec 21, 2021--1--1
Mark HumphriesinElementalHer Depression Was Untreatable — Until Two Electrodes Were Implanted in her BrainHow researchers are changing the brain’s messaging system to tackle mental health disorders·6 min read·Nov 22, 2021--4--4
Mark HumphriesinThe SpikeMaps of a Growing Brain Show That Genes Do Less Than We ThoughtThe worm turns against genetic determinism5 min read·Oct 20, 2021--8--8