Latest neuroscience Stories
Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters
Kea parrots use statistics to get what they want
Check out the most complete 3D brain map ever made
Emotions may be universal, but they aren’t easy to translate
How your tongue tells your brain what you’re tasting
New research links air pollution to increased risk of depression and bipolar disorder
Americans reported hearing torturous sounds in Cuba—and now their brains seem changed
Brain interfaces aren’t nearly as easy as Elon Musk makes them seem
Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep
Treating depression takes much more than serotonin
Hitting snooze confuses your brain more than waking up
The Woman Who Could Write, But Couldn’t Read
The weirdest thing we learned this week: werewolf tomatoes and overdosing on placebos with Wendy Zukerman
Flickering light seems to help mice with Alzheimer’s-like symptoms
Traumatic memories pit two neuron groups against each other
How fear affects your body
These mice sing their little hearts out—and that’s good for neuroscience
Tricking rats with augmented reality unlocked a secret about our own brains
What happens in the minds of free climbers
Too impatient to meditate? A mild shock to the scalp could help.
Lack of sleep looks the same as severe anxiety in the brain
Lavender might actually help you relax
The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret
Your first memory probably isn’t yours, no matter how real it seems
Honeybees are surprisingly great at math
Why scientific evidence won’t change the minds of Loch Ness monster true believers
It’s easier to convey anger in your second language
Pro basketball players’ synchronous movements might help us predict the next NBA champ
Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD
7 creatures with skills that easily beat humans
Some people’s brains make them hear color and taste sounds. Genetics may explain why.
Figure skaters have to train themselves to ignore their natural reflexes
A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals
Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.
The ‘science’ of linking skull shape to personality has finally been tested, and boy is it as stupid as we thought
Check out the most astounding neuroscience images of the year
No, there has not been a successful human head transplant
Something in our brain is making these spirals look like they are moving
When time seems to stop, blame your over-prepared brains
How to trick your brain into thinking a small animal is hopping up your arm
Squirrels are so organized it’s nuts
A stroke took away this neuroscientist’s sense of past and future
Time is understood very differently across cultures
This is how your brain tells time
Sniffing insulin might help people eat less
A new view of twisted proteins could help scientists understand Alzheimer’s
Brain training apps don’t seem to do much of anything
Why your brain thinks these identical lines are different lengths
Horizontal stripes make you look thinner, not wider
We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired
Your brain activity might predict which articles you read will go viral
What color are these squiggly shapes?
Yeah, good music kind of gets you high
Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate
How to activate your brain’s ability to learn
New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk
This is your brain on drugs
Why your brain makes New Year’s resolutions impossible to keep
Pregnancy actually re-wires your brain
The next generation of brain implant is a teeny tiny coil
Wireless brain implants are helping paralyzed monkeys walk again
Scientists Force Snails To Exercise To See If It Affects Their Decision-Making Skills
The Woman Who Reimagines How The Brain Works
Your Dog Can Understand Vocabulary, And Your Tone Of Voice