Brain and Behavior
There’s another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Researchers at Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference – with the goal of ultimately opening the world of choice to children who can't speak or move.
Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains.
A new study from Lifespan evaluated the research to date on the impact of cognitive training on the healthy elderly population.
You know the feeling. You make a decision you're certain is merely a "lucky guess."
Can money make us happy if we spend it on the right purchases?
People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence.
A mother's life experience can affect the biology of her offspring, according to new animal research in the February 4 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.
Scientists estimate that there are 100 billion to a trillion neurons that make up the human brain. Somehow this three-pound heap of interconnected cells, which resembles a firm pudding, is responsible for all of our actions, thoughts, feelings, desires, and our most wonderful subjective experiences.
A Brown University research team has discovered something in the brain that could serve as a target for future autism and mental retardation treatments.
New research could help explain why some alcoholics are more severe drinkers than others.
Insulin, by shielding memory-forming synapses from harm, may slow or prevent the damage and memory loss caused by toxic proteins in Alzheimer's disease.
The Scientific American Mind Matters blog is running an article by me on language learning.
Imagine if the planet's collective brainpower and computing power could be brought together to tackle some of the world's toughest problems, including global climate change and cancer.
Adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development, according to a new study.
