Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

Neuroscience shows traditional teaching is not enough. Instead, an experiential approach can return learning to its natural ...

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

It seems like every generation thinks they’re smarter than the one before it — and that might just be true if brain size has anything to do with intelligence. A new study has put together a theory ...

Thanks to the guidance of my undergraduate mentor, Prof. Robert B. Tallarico, when I was an undergraduate student I had the great treat of reading The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain, is now known to be ...

Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

How can a cellist play like an angel? Why am I engrossed in my book when others struggle with reading? And while we’re at it, can you tell me why my child won’t stop screaming? Neuroscience is ...