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

Tonal relationships that express emotions in classical South Indian music are similar to ones used in Western music, and both mimic vocalizations. Cynthia Graber reports

M.I.T. scientist Sebastian Seung describes the audacious plan to find the connectome--a map of every single neuron in the brain. Here, he says, is the secret of human identity

When our body needs something, like food, the brain tends to open a fast track for perceiving that specific thing. Christie Nicholson reports

Signs of incipient psychosis show up early in life. Reading them is key to rescuing kids from the abyss of a serious mental illness

Learning to like somebody may be as easy as saying the words

The discovery of multitasking masterminds is revealing how the brain works when it strives to do several things at once

Problems with focus and self-understanding are linked to eating disorders

Good social skills depend on picking up on other people's moods--a feat the brain performs by combining numerous sensory clues

The social media site reveals daily emotional rhythms are consistent across cultures

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American

Forming new habits that last requires setting realistic expectations