Mind & Brain

Tennis players can return high-speed balls using a combination of reaction and predicting the future

New research identifies five distinct sleep subtypes, revealing links between brain patterns, behavior and health

Working memory is the information we need to access to complete the tasks we’re engaged in right now, and scientists think it may be closely entwined with consciousness

Sports psychology plays a major role on and off the pitch, helping players manage chaos and stay strategic

Fathers show changes in some of the same brain areas as mothers, but the effect of parenthood on dads isn’t nearly as well studied

People with “fearful” or “preoccupied” insecure attachment styles had more children, whereas securely attached people had fewer, according to a recent study

People are increasingly turning to AI for mental health support—but its design is “antithetical” to mental health care, experts say

Why the human brain can't fathom what it means to be a trillionaire

Early research suggests that some mental health conditions could stem from metabolic disorders. If so, the findings could change how we treat mental illness

Clocking the electrical messages between neurons using fluorescence

Scientific American used expert recommendations and data analysis to identify 28 exceptional early-career researchers

Studying why people interpret the same thing in different ways