Mind & Brain

People working together often scheme to put profits ahead of telling the truth. New research points to ways to stop this behavior

New technology is enabling neuroscientists to make increasingly detailed wiring diagrams that could yield new insights into brain function

The emotion AI industry, courts and child educators are unknowingly relying on a misunderstanding of Darwin’s ideas

Turning off the camera when trying to hash out new ideas might help

Implants are becoming more sophisticated—and are attracting commercial interest

Scientific American asks experts in medicine, risk assessment and other fields how to balance the risks of COVID with the benefits of visiting public indoor spaces

Studies suggest that appreciating beauty in the everyday may be just as powerful as a sense of overarching purpose

Child development researchers are investigating whether the pandemic is shaping early brain development and behavior

A glitch in speech initiation gives rise to the repetition that characterizes stuttering.

Researchers hope they could one day be used as a routine clinical tool by physicians.

Diagnostic criteria are developed using white boys and men, failing to serve many neurodivergent girls and women

Modern brain science as we know it began with the work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, whose creative thought sprang from memories of a childhood spent in the preindustrial Spanish countryside