Research suggests you can keep your brain sharp into old age by learning languages and creating art – and it seems ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of computer hardware inspired by how the human ...

How” and “why” our brains like music are two separate questions. A recent popular article sheds light on how. Explorations of ...

Around 200 million animals are used in lab research around the world each year. Organoids may one day replace them.

A large international study reports no overlap between the biological signatures of early depression and psychosis.

A newly identified role for the neuronal MPS shows it controls nutrient uptake by acting as a gatekeeper. Its disruption ...

Millions of women go through pregnancy every year, yet science has only just begun to look at what it does to the brain—the ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe form of depression characterized by a persistent low mood, hopelessness, ...

Human brains can sense rhythm and melody from birth, showing music may be part of biology rather than something learned.

The brain may organize emotions like locations on a map, revealing a hidden system that helps people interpret changing ...

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing ...