Scientists are looking more closely at how viruses and infections could influence our minds.

Yale researchers’ discovery of a key molecule in the brain could lead to potential treatments for neurocognitive disorders like schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s.

We need to figure out the ethical implications before they arrive

In a new study, scientists uncovered the deepest roots of bias in the brain.

Lose your bearings in an unfamiliar landscape and fear shreds your navigational brain. But studies are now revealing the common mistakes lost people make, helping rescue teams to find them before it’s too late

New research suggests that the brain exhibits a pattern of activity as it does throughout the experience. The findings, published in the journal Neuroscience, indicate that meditation is associated with greater brain entropy.

One day, a scientist in Craig Ferris’s lab was scanning the brains of very old rats when he found that one could see, hear, smell, and feel just like the other rats, but it was walking around with basically no brain—and likely had been since birth.

How did human intelligence evolve? Anthropologists have studied this question for decades by looking at tools found in archaeological digs, evidence of the use of fire, and so on, and changes in brain size measured from fossil skulls.

Anyone who’s spent time with people affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can tell you that it’s a very complex puzzle.

Most of us have a constant inner conversation that helps with memory, motivation and problem-solving. So what happens if you are one of the minority who doesn't report inner speech? The issue took off on social media this week after the author of viral article wrote about his shock after discovering that some people don't have inner speech.

Scientists have taken a small step toward personalizing treatment for depression. A study of more than 300 people with major depression found that brain wave patterns predicted which ones were most likely to respond to the drug sertraline (Zoloft), a team reported Monday in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

The possible explanations could help us better understand the condition.

People with lifelong antisocial behavior may share neurological commonalities, a new brain-scan study shows.

The effect of mindfulness was so pronounced, they found, that even when participants experienced high heat on their forearm, their brain responded as if it were a normal temperature. “It’s as if the brain was responding to warm temperature, not very high heat,” says corresponding author Hedy Kober, associate professor of psychiatry and psychology and corresponding author of the sutdy in Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience.

Your iPhone addiction might be creating physical changes in your brain, according to a new study. Researchers looked into smartphone addiction and how it correlates to structural and functional changes in the brain. They conducted MRI scans on 48 people, 22 of whom had smartphone addiction (SPA). The study found that SPA alters the brain in a way similar to what doctors see in drug addicts. The findings only get worse from there.

In the 1980s, psychologist James Flynn discovered that, over the past century, our average IQ has increased dramatically.

A new startup called MindMed could have the key to providing the upsides of psychedelic drugs for both focus and addiction treatment—while cutting out the downsides of tripping.

Within hours of birth, a baby’s gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal the neurobiology underlying this behavior, showing that as young as six days a baby’s brain appears hardwired for the specialized tasks of seeing faces and seeing places.

In experiments on pig organs, scientists at Yale made a discovery that could someday challenge our understanding of what it means to die.

It’s usually pretty easy to figure out what someone like Elon Musk is up to. Simply check this high-profile thought leader’s social platform where he updates the world on his latest ventures, opinions on science and tech and what prompted him to send his Tesla Roadster into space. But for the past three years, Musk has been tight-lipped about his neuroscience-based startup, Neuralink — until now.