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Can subliminal advertisements influence our behavior? New research says yes—but only under certain circumstances

International diversity is just as important as diversity of discipline when it comes to scientific discovery

To tune their speech, toddlers may rely on different feedback than adults

Unspoken cues communicate which type of "trust hormone" gene we have

Charles Duhigg's new book The Power of Habit draws on neuroscience and psychology to explain how habits form, how to promote good habits and how to break bad ones

Our brains focus on one speaker in a cacophony of voices based not only on the audio input we receive, but also on our listening goals. Sophie Bushwick reports

New research suggests that elderly brains are less susceptible to regret than are the brains of the young and depressed

The time needed for us to reach consensus on a color name falls into a hierarchy that matches the human vision system's sensitivity to red over blue, and so on

Researchers test the idea that we hunt for memories in our minds the same way some animals search for food

The federal government should fix or drop new regulations that throttle scientific study of America's heritage

Some languages sound faster than others, but most convey information at the same rate