The Sociable Brain
Do social butterflies and wallflowers have different brain structures?
The Brain
The Brain on Time
The brain chemical dopamine may regulate our perception of how fast time passes.
Physics of Tomorrow
In a special issue of Physics Today, scientists speculate about the physics of the 22nd century.
Binge Drinking Teens
Could teenage binge drinking have effects on the next generation, even if they’re never exposed to …
Deafness & Brain Structure
The brain architecture for processing sound is the same in deaf people as in hearing people.
Musician’s Dystonia
Neuroscientists are looking for the roots of musician’s dystonia, a condition similar to writer’s …
The Ticklish Brain
Researchers find that tickled rats display complex emotional responses similar to those of children.
Seeking Out Fear
The science of human fear is much more complex than is commonly thought.
Fear & the Brain
The science of human fear is much more complex than is commonly thought.
Right-Handed Fossil
Analysis of a nearly two million-year-old jaw fossil from east Africa reveals clues to the evolution …
Brain Voices
Scientists are beginning to reconstruct the words people hear based on electrical activity in their …