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The complexity of the brain comes to life in the annual Art of Neuroscience competition

A long-term decline in unsupervised activity may be contributing to mental health declines in children and adolescents.

Scattered evidence suggests that aberrant proteins act as “seeds” to transmit neurodegenerative disease, but the jury is still out

Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate with neurons

The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality

Thinking about a range of emotions as friends rather than foes improves the quality of our life

A light midday snooze boosts memory and other types of cognition—and your mood

Migraine, stroke and epilepsy disproportionately affect members of the transgender community—but neurologists are often unprepared to respond

Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pandemic changed the brains of teenagers

Participants who smelled odors while they slept performed better on word-recall tests

Here's a look at how the brain uses its mental dictionary to remember and retrieve language

New research suggests that hitting the snooze button to squeeze in an extra five or 10 minutes of sleep may actually be good for you

As interest and support for psychedelic research grows, scientists share their hopes for the future.

Equanimity, a key ingredient of mindfulness meditation, helps people face life’s ups and downs

Electrical stimulation to the lower spine has improved the mobility of a man with Parkinson’s disease for the past two years, but researchers say larger […]

Psychedelic researchers are engaged in heated debate over whether the mind-altering effects of the drugs are necessary for realizing their therapeutic […]

A rise in IQs in recent decades is mirrored by a trend showing an increase in adults’ ability to concentrate

We can account for the evolution of consciousness only if we crack the philosophy, as well as the physics, of the brain

Some of the tens of thousands of suicide deaths in the U.S. each year would not have happened if people in the community had been schooled to provide advice […]

Experiments visualize a rodent’s ability to imagine the future

Deception researchers investigate under what circumstances we are liable to let loose a whopper

From Gilgamesh to Star Wars, the narrative blueprint underpinning many heroic tales can offer a powerful way to reframe experiences

Students often receive feedback that conveys expectations linked to their socioeconomic background 

Those fascinated with true crime podcasts may be more vulnerable to conspiratorial beliefs

Scientists have found a feedback loop between poor sleep and migraine attacks, and breaking the cycle could be key to treatments