Neurology

Babies of parents who completed lessons on whow to work with their infants were moderately more engaged with other people and showed more social behaviors

  After nearly 16 years, the U.S. has agreed to import beef from Ireland—the first European country to get the go-ahead since the epidemic of mad cow disease swept the continent In the 1980s and 1990s.

What is the new consensus on whether fat is good or bad for you?

The Sunday after Thanksgiving last year proved tragic for family and friends of 22-year-old Kosta Karageorge. The defensive tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes was found dead that day after apparently shooting himself in the head.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation could correct faulty connectivity

Daily drinkers have lower rates of depression and cognitive decline

A blow to the head can sometimes unmask hidden artistic or intellectual gifts. Might we all have hidden capacities that could be unleashed without brain injury?

An unusual chemical balancing act helps explain why people with depression attend more closely to negative information

With reading difficulties can come other cognitive strengths

The dangers of Mary Jane are greatest for those who inhale as teens

Wraparound occipital lobes found to be highly common in depression

Lists of the biggest challenges in brain science often start—or end—with consciousness. “End” because consciousness is considered so overwhelming a hack that it merits coming last on the list—the ultimate challenge.