Mind & Brain

Optimists have similar patterns of brain activation when they think about the future—but pessimists are all different from one another, a brain scan study suggests

Acknowledging the limits of one’s own knowledge could be as important a signal of expertise as credentials and confidence

Dropout.tv’s Brennan Lee Mulligan talks about the emotional and cultural importance of Dungeons and Dragons.

Neuroscientists have found that the brain can wake up in different ways, explaining why some mornings feel like a dream and some feel like a disaster

New deep-brain-stimulation implants for Parkinson’s disease can listen in on brain waves and adapt to treat symptoms. Can this approach target other conditions?

A neurologist explains why weather changes from heat waves to thunderstorms might bring on painful headaches

Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts

Musicologists and neuroscientists have been trying to understand what turns speech into music.

Autism has at least four subtypes, an analysis of more than 5,000 children’s genes, traits and developmental trajectories has shown

Being conscientious will serve kids in the long run. Here are some tips to help them learn that trait

Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip

Adult brains grow new neurons, and scientists have finally pinpointed where they come from