How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise ...

I’m good at my job, but for some reason, I’m just bad at tidying up.”“I hate that I get angry so easily.”Have you ever ...

UCLA researchers show for the first time that human brain assembloids can reproduce the hallmark electrical changes seen ...

"The brain is not simply receiving messages from the body," said Asa Young, the paper's first author and a doctoral student in psychological and brain sciences professor Jonathan Schooler's lab. "The ...

Have you ever seen something that doesn't quite add up? Maybe a shape in the dark resembles a face, or an orange momentarily ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

Megan covers the intersection of science and society. How is biomedical research funded? Who benefits? And how do new technologies reflect and shape our values? You can reach Megan on Signal at ...

New research indicates that neighboring visual areas may settle on a common interpretation by reinforcing activity patterns ...

We speak of “butterflies in the stomach,” a “racing heart,” being “choked up” or needing to “catch our breath.” Language routinely treats emotion and thought as though they inhabit the body. But why ...