Stories by Meredith Knight

A hormone from skeletal cells works in the brain to decrease appetite

Scientific American Mind weighs in on recent titles from neuroscience and psychology 

Scientific American Mind weighs in on recent titles from neuroscience and psychology 

Erik Vance explains the science behind the mind’s mending powers in his new book, Suggestible You

Changes in neural activity may help explain why gastric bypass is so effective

Metformin may slow or reverse dementia and cognitive impairment, even in nondiabetics 

Some research says yes, but a new study raises questions

Babies learn different types of words first depending on their native language

In her new book journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova explores the mind of the con man

Science writer Kayt Sukel’s new book draws on economics and neuroscience to redefine risk

Spare the pacifier! Babies need free tongue movement to process speech

Middle school friendships end quickly and often, but certain shared traits help them last

Oxytocin reduces pleasure eating without interfering with normal hunger

Social apathy may arise from deficient connections among emotional brain centers

New study concludes that earliest humans walked upright to conserve calories

Female lizards use a hormone to change their offspring's markings depending on genes and social environment

Scientists find similar brain areas are involved in paying taxes and donating to charity

Hang on Dorothy, you may be in for a rough ride when trying to predict cyclones by the color of the sky

New research disputes the widely publicized claim that they emit loads of methane