Mind & Brain

Horror movie composers use musical tricks to hijack your nervous system and put you on edge

Are we the only rational thinkers? New research on our primate cousins suggests otherwise

Separate brain processes cope with moment-to-moment versus big-picture experiences, which helps to explain how parenting both increases and decreases aspects of well-being

The words we choose when apologizing—especially longer, effortful ones—can signal sincerity and make our apologies feel more authentic.

An electronic retinal implant has improved vision in people with age-related macular degeneration—but it isn’t a full restoration, and it didn’t improve participants’ quality of life

Telling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that the listener uses to form memories

Women’s brains age more slowly than men’s, but they still have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease

Your brain gets used to wrongdoing. It can also get used to doing good

Researchers hope the finding could point to new therapeutic approaches for the disease

Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”

By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it 

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech