Mind & Brain

Scientists gave people a “heroic” dose of psilocybin and then looked at their brain. Here’s what happened

The Internet loves fitness-motivation content. Olympian and researcher Valerie Gruest explains why it can be so harmful

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.

Los Angeles public schools are limiting computer use in classrooms over health concerns. But experts say that approach is missing the problem

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to accelerate the review process for three companies that are studying psilocybin and an MDMA-like drug as treatments for depression and PTSD

The states with the greatest increases in 988 crisis hotline use since 2022 experienced the greatest decrease in suicide mortality, but the hotline alone may not explain the drop

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can have the same genetic cause, a discovery that won two neurogeneticists a portion of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

A new study links genetic regions that predate the divergence of modern humans and Neanderthals to language

New research shows astronauts tend to grip objects in microgravity as if they felt as heavy as or heavier than they would on Earth, a finding that could help future space exploration

A new study in songbirds might help explain why humans don’t generate many new brain cells, called neurons, as adults

These drugs were hailed by proponents as breakthroughs in the fight to treat Alzheimer’s disease, but a new independent review finds they make “no meaningful difference”

By making people feel as if they inhabit a younger version of their own face, researchers can bring childhood memories into sharper focus