Mind & Brain

Very small delays in swing jazz point to our evolution as a supremely auditory species.

My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely

New insight comes from zapping a region, known as the anterior precuneus, that causes people to feel dissociated from their body

An experiment tests whether our ears hear silent intervals in the same way they hear music or noise

Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learned

Discussions of dinosaur brainpower spark larger questions around the nature of intelligence

A new misinformation quiz shows that, despite the stereotype, younger Americans have a harder time discerning fake headlines, compared with older generations

When sleep feels elusive, getting out of bed can calm your mind and help you avoid bad sleep habits

The vagus nerve is the key information expressway between the brain and most internal organs. So what happens in the vagus nerve can impact the entire body

Understanding why going without sleep eases depression in some people may lead to less taxing methods to boost mood

The minds of social species are strikingly resonant

A dazzling new map lights up the fruit fly brain