Mind & Brain

By inhibiting part of rats’ brain stem, scientists may have found the play center of the brain

Multitasking can occupy attention longer than people anticipate  

Attempts to understand the psychopathology of romantic infatuation and sexual predation are still in their infancy

Young people do not fall into neat categories of race, sexual orientation or gender identity. Research into LGBTQ mental health must take that into account

Young people can counter social media messaging that promotes thinness by bringing a skeptical take to their viewing habits

A sleep researcher who studies what dreams can tell us about the possible onset of some mental disorders believes lucid dreamers might hold a lot of answers in their head.

Traits in psychopaths may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often maligned set of attributes and finding some positive twists

The Barbie movie’s plastic pink world might not be that fantastic in real life

Pictures conjured by the mind’s eye lack detail, despite how vividly you picture them

An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks the protein amyloid does not work as well in people with more advanced disease

As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain

A classic test of self-control can carry complex cultural biases