Devin Balkcom spends a lot of time thinking about the fundamental mechanics of locomotion and manipulation—the interface between robots and the physical world. He recently shared his views on optimal trajectories, knot tying, and the real reason humans should fear robots....

Professor Adina Roskies' interest in law grew out of her involvement in a MacArthur Foundation-funded study that looked at "ways in which neuroscience would, could, and should affect the law. I felt I needed a better understanding of the law" to address that question, she says....

Music and movement reflect the rhythm of life, stirring human emotions in societies around the world. Even infants display signs of the interconnectedness of music and movement as they bounce up and down to musical rhythms. Music and movement might be characterized as two sides of the same coin—the coin being emotion.

Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Thalia Wheatley hypnotized award-winning actor Alan Alda as part of an experiment on free will the pair conducted while Alda was recently at Dartmouth to learn about Wheatley’s brain research. Their experiments may be included in an upcoming PBS special Alda is making called Brains on Trial. Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Thalia Wheatley hypnotized award-winning actor Alan Alda as part of an experiment on free will the pair conducted while Alda was recently at Dartmouth to learn about Wheatley’s brain research. Their experiments may be included in an upcoming PBS special Alda is making called Brains on Trial. - See more at: http://cognitive-science.dartmouth.edu/news/actor-alan-alda-visits-dartmouth-learn-about-free-will#sthash.VZGiGkfS.dpuf

A team of neuroscientists at Dartmouth College has shown that different individuals’ brains use the same, common neural code to recognize complex visual images....