Mind & Brain

Certain brain layers specialize in particular waves—which might aid understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders

The emerging science of laying guilt through public messaging can help safeguard the planet and improve health behaviors

Insertion of genetic material from a virus into the genome of a vertebrate ancestor enabled the lightning-quick electrical impulses that give animals with backbones their smarts

Experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction

We think that what we see represents stone-cold reality. Science has found out how wrong we can be.

Curiosity makes people hungry for knowledge—but not necessarily in a hurry

When anger strikes, decreasing arousal is more likely to reduce aggression than venting is, according to a massive review of 154 studies

David Dunning explains how people can avoid overestimating their own knowledge, a psychological bias called the Dunning-Kruger effect

From the time I learned to read, I have experienced a form of mental closed-captioning called ticker-tape synesthesia

Nerve cells form long-term memories with the help of an inflammatory response

The inability to process numeric information, dyscalculia is still poorly understood. Finding therapies may require looking beyond the numbers

Benadryl, which contains diphenhydramine, is a drugstore mainstay and just one medication out of many that could possibly damage brain health