Mind & Brain

The complexity of the brain comes to life in the annual Art of Neuroscience competition

A long-term decline in unsupervised activity may be contributing to mental health declines in children and adolescents.

Scattered evidence suggests that aberrant proteins act as “seeds” to transmit neurodegenerative disease, but the jury is still out

A light midday snooze boosts memory and other types of cognition—and your mood

Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate with neurons

The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality

Thinking about a range of emotions as friends rather than foes improves the quality of our life

Migraine, stroke and epilepsy disproportionately affect members of the transgender community—but neurologists are often unprepared to respond

Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pandemic changed the brains of teenagers

Here's a look at how the brain uses its mental dictionary to remember and retrieve language

New research suggests that hitting the snooze button to squeeze in an extra five or 10 minutes of sleep may actually be good for you