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Dyslexia might stem from a communication breakdown between the auditory and speech centers of the brain.
A traumatic experience can continue to elicit fear two generations later—at least in mice.
A new study suggests that gut bacteria can play a role in autism.
The attractiveness of cheerleaders is in part a visual illusion. We tend to find people in a group more beautiful than a solo operator.
If we see someone in the nude, we tend to judge that person as more sensitive to experiences but less in control than a clad individual.
The more friends you have, the more your brain changes to accommodate your expanding network.
Think you're good at multitasking? If so, you might actually be among the worst.
People will racially discriminate even at a personal price, a new study shows.
A failure to grow new neurons and synapses, the junctions at which neurons connect, might cause depression, according to an emerging theory.
Need to muster some gumption? Stimulating a very specific part of the brain with electricity can trigger "the will to persevere."
Brain scans are now being used in the courtroom to argue that a defendant was not fully conscious at the time of a crime.
Your brain uses distinct systems to process different kinds of time.
