Behavior & Society

Trailblazing Transgender Doctor Saved Countless Lives

After transitioning in 1917, Alan L. Hart helped alter medical history

Leo DeLuca

Mental Health

News about Racial Violence Harms Black People’s Mental Health

Awaiting the Derek Chauvin verdict, a singer and actor felt intense anxiety

Melba Newsome

Cognition

Pupil Size Is a Marker of Intelligence

There is a surprising correlation between baseline pupil size and several measures of cognitive ability

Jason S. Tsukahara, Alexander P. Burgoyne and Randall W. Engle

Policy & Ethics

The Rise of Neurotechnology Calls for a Parallel Focus on Neurorights

Chile is leading the way with a bill that offers protections against abuses and inequities that could arise from technologies that augment human capacities

Nayef Al-Rodhan | Opinion

Neuroscience

Injection of Light-Sensitive Proteins Restores Blind Man’s Vision

The first successful clinical test of optogenetics lets a person see for the first time in decades, with help from image-enhancing goggles

Sara Reardon and Nature Medicine