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Researchers are perplexed as to why inner feelings about life and love predict our actions better than the best social science

Society’s stereotypes can slip into communication in subtle ways

Researchers are cautiously optimistic following companies’ announcement of positive results for lecanemab

Older prisoners will make up a third of the prison population in a decade, and many of them will develop dementia

Topology, sometimes called rubber sheet geometry, is finding patterns in the brain, drugs and evolution

Letters to the editor for the June 2022 issue of Scientific American

Gaslighting isn’t just between people in a relationship—it involves social power, too

Multiple strategies—including speech therapy—can help those whose voice and gender identity are not aligned and can improve their quality of life

A specific kind of trauma results when a person’s core principles are violated during wartime or a pandemic

Learn about Viking women, doughnuts in the brain, nuclear weapons, and more in the October issue of Scientific American

Paid parental leave and high-quality child care improve children’s brain development and prospects for a better future

An innovation arms race may rage between birds and humans on the suburban streets of southeastern Australia 

Children as young as seven years old may hesitate to ask questions in school because they worry classmates will think they are “stupid”

A study shows how bursts of brain activity during sleep could boost memory

The hormone GnRH may have potential for improving language, memory and other intellectual functions in people with Down syndrome, according to a pilot study

If you can find ways to make an activity appear safer, you can also make it more morally acceptable to some people

Flexible organic circuits that mimic biological neurons could increase processing speed and might someday hook right into your head

Van Gogh and Ramón y Cajal, like you’ve never seen them before, in the annual Art of Neuroscience Competition

Medical schools have neglected suicide, one of the leading causes of death. Teaching specific skills, including empathy, can help doctors save lives

A host of different retinal exams are being evaluated as potential Alzheimer’s screening methods

New laws make it harder for teachers to discuss racism and inequality, but psychological evidence shows these conversations dispel causes of bias and distress

A molecule tells the brain whether to put a positive or negative spin on events. Mental disorders may result when the up/down labeling goes awry

Concentrating for long periods builds up chemicals that disrupt brain functioning.

Learning to visualize objects might improve thinking in words, a finding that could enhance teaching methods