Cognition

As psychologist Abraham Maslow wrote, “Perhaps human nature has been sold short”

Neurons in the hippocampus categorize what we experience into abstract, discrete events, such as taking a walk versus having lunch

As Abraham Maslow wrote, “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again”

Cognitive-behavioral therapy improved both symptoms and markers of senescence in people with anxiety

Most of us have experienced deja vu—that sensation when new events feel eerily familiar. Could this "glitch in the Matrix" be a brain short-circuit?

We discuss blending philosophy and neuroscience in unraveling the mysteries of free will

Both of two essential brain networks that switch roles—one is on when the other is off—shut down in unresponsive individuals

Style, not substance, drives negative impressions of the social life of people on the autism spectrum

The answer depends on your personality

A study in infants adds to the debate about whether we come into the world prepped for higher cognitive abilities such as face recognition

White matter, the insulation around our neural wiring, plays a critical role in acquiring knowledge 

Saving the Florida panther, cornfield espionage and racial profiling, and more