psychology Can you see what is in this image? Mark Frauenfelder

Science Your brain tissue is 50% more plastic than in 2016 Ellsworth Toohey

psychology How an 1800s French doctor's experiments with electrocuted faces revealed science of real smiles Ellsworth Toohey

neuroscience Scientists discover how to hack the vagus nerve to fight autoimmune diseases Ellsworth Toohey

neuroscience Scientists discover sniffing menthol protects mice from Alzheimer's disease Ellsworth Toohey

neuroscience New brain implant lets Parkinson's patient forget symptoms Ellsworth Toohey

health Your sleeping brain pulses like a pump to flush out toxins Ellsworth Toohey

psychology Scientists reveal why your life feels boring — and how to fix it Ellsworth Toohey

Science Your brain is much, much, MUCH slower than your Internet connection, new study shows Allan Rose Hill

economics Why humans crave expensive things just because they're expensive: The science of Veblen goods Ellsworth Toohey

psychology ADHD symptoms improve when life gets busier, according to study Ellsworth Toohey

neuroscience A pig's brain was revived an hour after it died Allan Rose Hill

religion Brain damage linked to religious fundamentalism, Harvard study finds Ellsworth Toohey

neuroscience Alzheimer's breakthrough: Cancer drug wakes up sleepy brain cells in mice and human brain cells Mark Frauenfelder

neuroscience I have aphantasia: my mind's eye is permanently closed Gail Sherman

health White noise could be damaging your brain: study Mark Frauenfelder

Science I hear phantom music when I use a white noise machine, and I'm not alone: understanding auditory pareidolia Mark Frauenfelder

neuroscience Meditators can switch off their consciousness on demand, new study reveals David Pescovitz

neuroscience One night of lost sleep works as well as ketamine in fighting depression, says new study Mark Frauenfelder

psychology I had no choice but to share this article about a new book that says free will is an illusion Mark Frauenfelder