The human body is an assemblage of systems that have a surprising degree of autonomy, and are all busy managing various aspects of our mental and physical lives. Nonetheless, they do communicate with ...

Case reports of people with atypical brains reveal the human brain's staggering ability to adapt to damage. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. For several years, I’ve lived in a part of ...

Your brain doesn’t have to become sluggish, forgetful, or foggy just because you’re getting older. While some minor changes in processing speed are normal with aging, significant cognitive decline isn ...

Gone are the days of spending hours searching for the answer to a question, having to leave the house to meet someone new or even getting up to change the temperature in your home. But technologically ...

Our brains are structured for success, yet we repeatedly fail. This is not because we aren’t motivated but because we ignore how this marvelous organ works. Harnessing its power is easier than you may ...

January is a time when many people reflect on their goals for the year ahead—a new job, a promotion, hitting the gym, or overall better health—but research from Baylor College of Medicine and ...

But why is that? What is it about our relationships that make them so central to our lives? According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he ...

What does forgiveness look like in the brain? As a neuroscientist, I am always looking for the biological underpinnings of mental processes—not as an effort to distill mystery into molecules, but to ...