Neuroscience
We still have so much to learn about the brain. Keep up with the latest news, from psychology to machine learning.
The new treatment approved by the FDA is a big deal. Can the US health system handle it?
The science of consciousness still has no theory.
Every brain experiences reality differently. This census might help us understand why — and what it means.
A promising new Alzheimer’s treatment must escape the shadow of its controversial predecessor.
Philosopher David Chalmers on the significance of digital worlds and why we’re maybe living in a simulation.
Forecasting what’s shaping up to be another bumpy year.
Our batting average in forecasting 2021.
Telegraphs and computers helped scientists reimagine the mind, writes Matthew Cobb in The Idea of the Brain.
Alzheimer’s patients and families live in a cloud of uncertainty. It’s about to get worse.
The FDA’s controversial approval of a Biogen drug for Alzheimer’s disease could blunt future R&D, experts warn.
“We’re trying to resolve an uncertainty that is unresolvable.”
A growing body of neuroscience research shows that meditation can make us better to each other.
In the era of neurocapitalism, your brain needs new rights.
How dopamine fasting works — and doesn’t.
Four trips in four days was the best — and worst — thing I’ve ever done.
Our brains are perhaps the final privacy frontier.
Step one: Drill holes in the skull. Step two: Implant “threads” into the brain.
Neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland explains her theory of how we evolved a conscience.
A new era of neurointerventions is upon us. Will it improve the criminal justice system or create an ethical nightmare?
A new book explores the history of individualism in the West.
A group of scientists studied the mind-blowing effects of Cirque du Soleil shows. Here’s what they learned.
A conversation with author Michael Pollan on becoming a “reluctant psychonaut.”
Two surgeons based in China say such surgery is “imminent.”
“Our species has problems with violence.” —Biologist Robert Sapolsky
Why we need artificial intelligence to study our natural intelligence.
Don’t let the last-minute sales fool you.
You can have stuff upon stuff, but it still won’t fix everything.
The Kavli HUMAN project wants to make an atlas of the human condition. Could its Big Data help us live longer, healthier lives?
A new experiment finds you don’t need to activate neurons to store memories.
The first step in taming all-consuming dread of a Trump presidency is to get calm.
It’s easy to misrepresent the findings from brain scan studies. Just ask a dead salmon.
Here’s the science behind five long-lived misconceptions.
Results from a 10-year clinical trial find cognitive training may reduce risk for dementia.
Transcranial direct current stimulation is said to make you smarter and sharper. But the evidence isn’t clear.
Our brains are designed to fear outsiders. Here’s what we can do about it.
An experiment boosted IQ by 5 points in just one hour. It’s bullshit — and that’s the point.