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Neuroscience

We still have so much to learn about the brain. Keep up with the latest news, from psychology to machine learning.

Good Medicine
You can’t really “train” your brain. Here’s what you can do instead.You can’t really “train” your brain. Here’s what you can do instead.
Good Medicine

The best ways to protect your cognitive health might surprise you.

By Dylan Scott
Podcasts
What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?
Podcast
Podcasts

The ‘gray area’ of addiction.

By Sean Illing
Podcasts
The logic of anxietyThe logic of anxiety
Podcast
Podcasts

Don’t be afraid to be anxious.

By Sean Illing
Future Perfect
One good thing the Trump administration might actually do for scienceOne good thing the Trump administration might actually do for science
Future Perfect

Yes, really.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Explain It to Me
Are we getting stupider?Are we getting stupider?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Technology is rotting our brains — but there are ways to stop it.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Explain It to Me
Can you trust your brain?Can you trust your brain?
Explain It to Me

Your brain interprets reality for you. But how good of an interpreter is it?

By Jonquilyn Hill
The quest to solve the mysteries of teen minds
Podcast
Podcasts

A decade-long study is trying to figure out what exactly is happening inside teen brains.

By Byrd Pinkerton and Julia Longoria
Podcasts
How the brain builds your world of soundHow the brain builds your world of sound
Podcast
Podcasts

The Sound Barrier is a four-episode series where we explore the limits of hearing and the ways we can break through.

By Noam Hassenfeld
Future Perfect
The challenge of creating brains in a labThe challenge of creating brains in a lab
Future Perfect

Lab-grown brains don’t have to inspire horror.

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
Our understanding of memory is all wrongOur understanding of memory is all wrong
Podcast
Podcasts

An expert on the best ways to strengthen yours.

By Sean Illing
Science
Headphones that scan your brainwaves and keep you focused? It’s not science fiction.Headphones that scan your brainwaves and keep you focused? It’s not science fiction.
Science

The cutting-edge of neurotech can read your mind. Sort of.

By Adam Clark Estes
The one thing the Trump administration got very right
Future Perfect

Too bad it’s now sabotaging it.

By Marina Bolotnikova
The Gray Area
Is your brain your political destiny?Is your brain your political destiny?
Podcast
The Gray Area

The strange connection between ideology and the brain.

By Sean Illing
Health
Could this $10 weightlifting supplement be a depression treatment?Could this $10 weightlifting supplement be a depression treatment?
Health

Swole of body, swole of mind.

By Dylan Scott
Health
Why RFK Jr. wants to ban fluoride in waterWhy RFK Jr. wants to ban fluoride in water
Health

Kennedy is targeting our best defense against the dentist.

By Dylan Scott
Culture
Are repressed memories real? A hit memoir clashes with the science.Are repressed memories real? A hit memoir clashes with the science.
Culture

Are repressed memories for real? The Tell thinks so.

By Aja Romano
Future Perfect
Could an inexpensive vaccine help stave off dementia?Could an inexpensive vaccine help stave off dementia?
Future Perfect

Dementia has long resisted treatment. But one answer could be surprisingly simple.

By Bryan Walsh
Future Perfect
The case for using your brain — even if AI can think for youThe case for using your brain — even if AI can think for you
Future Perfect

Digital dependence is reshaping our brains. But we can fight it.

By Celia Ford
Health
Elon Musk is trying to make sleep deprivation cool againElon Musk is trying to make sleep deprivation cool again
Health

DOGE, please go to sleep. For your health.

By Dylan Scott
Unexplainable
Why do we twitch in our sleep?Why do we twitch in our sleep?
Podcast
Unexplainable

A seemingly small question has shifted how scientists understand the relationship between the brain and the body.

By Noam Hassenfeld and Thomas Lu
The world’s most mysterious psychedelic is already inside your brain
The Highlight

DMT, “the nuclear bomb of the psychedelic family,” explained.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Giving thanks may make your brain more altruisticGiving thanks may make your brain more altruistic
Future Perfect

Neuroscience is revealing a fascinating link between gratitude and generosity.

By Sigal Samuel
Only 1 percent of neuroscience faculty is Black. Kaela Singleton hopes to change that.
Future Perfect

Whatever you do, don’t call the Black in Neuro founder “resilient.”

By Celia Ford
The Gray Area
Your mind needs chaosYour mind needs chaos
Podcast
The Gray Area

The human mind is designed to predict, but uncertainty helps us thrive.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Why don’t your psychiatric drugs work better?Why don’t your psychiatric drugs work better?
Future Perfect

Billions of dollars later, neuroscientists are still struggling to address the mental health crisis.

By Celia Ford
Future Perfect
Do we have Alzheimer’s disease all wrong?Do we have Alzheimer’s disease all wrong?
Future Perfect

Retracted studies and new treatments reveal the confusing state of Alzheimer’s research.

By Dylan Scott
Will AI ever become conscious? It depends on how you think about biology.
Future Perfect

The debate that will steer the future of consciousness — and us.

By Oshan Jarow
What if you could have a panic attack, but for joy?
Future Perfect

Mindfulness is one thing. Jhāna meditation is stranger, stronger, and going mainstream.

By Oshan Jarow
10 big things we think will happen in the next 10 years
Future Perfect

Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.

By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
The Gray Area
The science of near-death experiencesThe science of near-death experiences
Podcast
The Gray Area

What happens when we almost die?

By Sean Illing
Dopamine, explained
Future Perfect

Dopamine detoxing, hacking, and fasting: Is any of it real?

By Celia Ford
What if you could have a panic attack, but for joy?
Future Perfect

Mindfulness is one thing. Jhāna meditation is stranger, stronger, and going mainstream.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Language doesn’t perfectly describe consciousness. Can math?Language doesn’t perfectly describe consciousness. Can math?
Future Perfect

Even the most poetic words can’t capture the full richness of our minds. So scientists are turning to numbers.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Maybe, just maybe, psychedelics are the “master key” for unlocking everything from blindness to stroke to anorexiaMaybe, just maybe, psychedelics are the “master key” for unlocking everything from blindness to stroke to anorexia
Future Perfect

It sounds too good to be true, but there’s serious science behind the hypothesis.

By Sigal Samuel
Future Perfect
A new approach to measuring what’s going on in our mindsA new approach to measuring what’s going on in our minds
Future Perfect

Quantifying the “complexity” of consciousness can tell us how rich our experiences are.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
Why psychedelics produce some of the most meaningful experiences in people’s livesWhy psychedelics produce some of the most meaningful experiences in people’s lives
Future Perfect

Everything seems profound on psychedelics. Scientists are starting to ask why.

By Oshan Jarow
The Gray Area
What our brain chemistry says about free willWhat our brain chemistry says about free will
Podcast
The Gray Area

In his new book, Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky argues that free will is a myth.

By Sean Illing
Meditation is more than either stress relief or enlightenment
Future Perfect

The new science of meditation is just getting started.

By Oshan Jarow
Science
How the pandemic messed with our perception of timeHow the pandemic messed with our perception of time
Science

A neuroscientist explains how history, mood, and surprise can make life feel like a slog — or go by in a blur.

By Oshan Jarow
Future Perfect
What can caged lab monkeys tell us about free human beings?What can caged lab monkeys tell us about free human beings?
Future Perfect

Where biomedicine gets it wrong about primate research.

By Garet Lahvis