Neuroscience

Simple cues help people to distinguish song from the spoken word

AI and tiny worms team up to get to treats

A long-running research endeavor reveals key chemical players that cement memories in place—and still more have yet to be discovered

Study participants felt time distortion, fewer negative thoughts and greater detachment from feelings with a noninvasive ultrasound intervention

Brain scan study hints that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease

Researchers wish to probe whether consciousness has a basis in quantum mechanical phenomena

In the search for less energy-hungry artificial intelligence, some scientists are exploring living computers

From lifesaving cancer treatments and frog “spas” to a view of the cosmos from your own backyard, science can keep you going through the long, hot days of summer

People can form surprisingly strong bonds with others—even when that tie is one-sided

Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can

Advanced meditation is changing how we think about consciousness. Hear neuroscience researcher Matthew Sacchet explain his journey to studying what happens to the brain during a deeper engagement with meditation.

A preliminary study suggests that sex and gender are represented differently in the brain