Is Baby's Stress Inherited from the Parents?
A gene may affect infant anxiety, but good parenting can overrule it
Stories by Emily Anthes
Dressed for Distress: Clothing's Effects on the Mind
The choice to wear traditional garb affects boys and girls differently
Avian Cooperation: Rooks Work Together to Solve Puzzle for Food
The corvids become the first nonprimates observed to figure out together how to retrieve a treat
Brain Injury's Toll
Aging veterans with head trauma experience faster cognitive decline
Are Immune System Molecules Brain-Builders—And Destroyers?
Researchers stumble across immune proteins that play an unexpected—and very different—role in the brain
'Til Death Do Us Part
Monogamous monkeys reveal the brain circuits of pair bonding
The Sound of Silence
Before we can hear, specialized ear cells ready our brain for noise
E-noses Could Make Diseases Something to Sniff at
Diagnosing illnesses could be as easy as breathing.
