Mind & Brain

What would it take to create a cyborg brain like the one in the new TV show Murderbot? The answer reveals what makes our own brain so unique

Results from a phase 3 clinical trial suggest that taking ubrogepant at the first sign of an oncoming migraine can prevent preheadache fatigue and light sensitivity

Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, linguists found—and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, potentially revealing what a culture values

The social and psychological consequences of yearning for the past are starting to come into focus

As 17-year cicadas emerge this spring, a zombifying fungus is waiting for them

We live in an era of constant surveillance. Psychology research shows how this might change how we perceive the world—even unconsciously

Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence

Many children choose to follow peers with more narcissistic tendencies—and self-esteem may be part of the complex power dynamics involved

Researchers discover a new color outside the range of human color vision, but you have to laser your retinas to see it

Hear takeaways from 35 years at Scientific American from Gary Stix, our recently retired mind and brain editor.

Crows can tell the shapes of stars from those of moons and symmetrical quadrilaterals from unsymmetrical ones, new results show

Neuroscientists have created the largest and most detailed map of a mammal’s brain in a landmark achievement