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Renaud Vigourt illustration

No one knows what a perfect night’s sleep actually looks like

By Claire Maldarelli

Here’s why your brain is so bad at those ‘spot the difference’ games

Here’s why your brain is so bad at those ‘spot the difference’ games

By Ellen Airhart

a biofilm growing in a lab

Teams of bacteria have working memories remarkably like ours

Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters

By Peter Sterling/MIT Press Reader

Kea parrot with black token.

Kea parrots use statistics to get what they want

By Sara Kiley Watson

fruit fly connectome

Check out the most complete 3D brain map ever made

a couple expressing emotions

Emotions may be universal, but they aren’t easy to translate

By Kate Baggaley

kid eating cake

Ask Us Anything

How your tongue tells your brain what you’re tasting

By Alex Schwartz

New research links air pollution to increased risk of depression and bipolar disorder

New research links air pollution to increased risk of depression and bipolar disorder

By Nicole Wetsman

Americans reported hearing torturous sounds in Cuba—and now their brains seem changed

Americans reported hearing torturous sounds in Cuba—and now their brains seem changed

By Nicole Wetsman

Brain interfaces aren’t nearly as easy as Elon Musk makes them seem

Brain interfaces aren’t nearly as easy as Elon Musk makes them seem

By Nicole Wetsman

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep

By Donavyn Coffey

serotonin molecule structure

Treating depression takes much more than serotonin

By Grace Huckins

Hitting snooze confuses your brain more than waking up

Hitting snooze confuses your brain more than waking up

By Steven Bender/The Conversation

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman

By Rachel Feltman, Eleanor Cummins, Wendy Zukerman

Flickering light seems to help mice with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms

Flickering light seems to help mice with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms

By Nicole Wetsman

Traumatic memories pit two neuron groups against each other

Traumatic memories pit two neuron groups against each other

How fear affects your body

How fear affects your body

By Eleanor Cummins

A singing mouse on a rock

These mice sing their little hearts out—and that’s good for neuroscience

By Jessica Boddy

a white rat perched on a glass jar

Tricking rats with augmented reality unlocked a secret about our own brains

What happens in the minds of free climbers

What happens in the minds of free climbers

Too impatient to meditate? A mild shock to the scalp could help.

Too impatient to meditate? A mild shock to the scalp could help.

By Dana G. Smith

Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain

Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain

By Dana G. Smith

A field of lavender, with a large tuft of lavender in the foreground.

Lavender might actually help you relax

By Jillian Mock

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret

By Eleanor Cummins

Your first memory probably isn’t yours, no matter how real it seems

Your first memory probably isn’t yours, no matter how real it seems

By Sara Chodosh

Honeybees are surprisingly great at math

Honeybees are surprisingly great at math

By Claire Maldarelli

dark figure of loch ness monster

Why scientific evidence won’t change the minds of Loch Ness monster true believers

By Artūrs Logins/The Conversation

It’s easier to convey anger in your second language

It’s easier to convey anger in your second language

By David Miller/The Conversation

Pro basketball players’ synchronous movements might help us predict the next NBA champ

Pro basketball players’ synchronous movements might help us predict the next NBA champ

By Dana G. Smith

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

By Kate Baggaley

7 creatures with skills that easily beat humans

7 creatures with skills that easily beat humans

Some people’s brains make them hear color and taste sounds. Genetics may explain why.

Some people’s brains make them hear color and taste sounds. Genetics may explain why.

By Eleanor Cummins

Figure skaters have to train themselves to ignore their natural reflexes

Figure skaters have to train themselves to ignore their natural reflexes

By Kate Baggaley

A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals

A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals

By Claire Maldarelli

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.

By Eleanor Cummins

The ‘science’ of linking skull shape to personality has finally been tested, and boy is it as stupid as we thought

The ‘science’ of linking skull shape to personality has finally been tested, and boy is it as stupid as we thought

By Harriet Dempsey-Jones/The Conversation

MRI images of the human brain

Check out the most astounding neuroscience images of the year

By Wei Luan, Merja Joensuu, and Ravi Kiran Kasula/The Conversation

the face of a woman wrapped up in bandages

No, there has not been a successful human head transplant

By Rachel Feltman

optical illusion

Something in our brain is making these spirals look like they are moving

By Marissa Shieh

When time seems to stop, blame your over-prepared brains

When time seems to stop, blame your over-prepared brains

By Claire Maldarelli

How to trick your brain into thinking a small animal is hopping up your arm

How to trick your brain into thinking a small animal is hopping up your arm

By Sara Chodosh

Squirrels are so organized it’s nuts

Squirrels are so organized it’s nuts

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Time is understood very differently across cultures

By Mary Beth Griggs

This is how your brain tells time

This is how your brain tells time

By Claire Maldarelli

Sniffing insulin might help people eat less

Sniffing insulin might help people eat less

By Marissa Shieh

A new view of twisted proteins could help scientists understand Alzheimer’s

A new view of twisted proteins could help scientists understand Alzheimer’s

By Cassidy Mayeda

Brain training apps don’t seem to do much of anything

Brain training apps don’t seem to do much of anything

By Claire Maldarelli

Horizontal stripes make you look thinner, not wider

Horizontal stripes make you look thinner, not wider

By Claire Maldarelli

We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired

We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired

By Claire Maldarelli

Your brain activity might predict which articles you read will go viral

Your brain activity might predict which articles you read will go viral

Yeah, good music kind of gets you high

Yeah, good music kind of gets you high

By Sophie Bushwick

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate

By Kate Baggaley

How to activate your brain’s ability to learn

How to activate your brain’s ability to learn

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk

New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk

By Rachel Feltman

This is your brain on drugs

This is your brain on drugs

By Claire Maldarelli

Why your brain makes New Year’s resolutions impossible to keep

Why your brain makes New Year’s resolutions impossible to keep

By Claire Maldarelli

Pregnancy actually re-wires your brain

Pregnancy actually re-wires your brain

The next generation of brain implant is a teeny tiny coil

The next generation of brain implant is a teeny tiny coil

By Claire Maldarelli

Wireless brain implants are helping paralyzed monkeys walk again

Wireless brain implants are helping paralyzed monkeys walk again

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists Force Snails To Exercise To See If It Affects Their Decision-Making Skills

Scientists Force Snails To Exercise To See If It Affects Their Decision-Making Skills

By Sara Chodosh

The Woman Who Reimagines How The Brain Works

The Woman Who Reimagines How The Brain Works

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

transparent mouse brain

Scientists Create See-Through Rodents For Brain Science

By Kate Baggaley

Paralyzed Patients Regain Partial Movement With Long-Term Brain Training

Paralyzed Patients Regain Partial Movement With Long-Term Brain Training

By Claire Maldarelli