Neurology

The idea that our more distressing emotions such as grief and anger can best be understood as symptoms of physical illnesses is pervasive and seductive.

A Colombian university is providing regular workshops on brain basics and genetics to grade schoolers from families who face a high risk of developing Alzheimer's in the prime of life from a rare genetic mutation.

Scientists report on a long-ignored problem

Scientific American MIND reflects on the major discoveries of the past decade that have transformed how we think about the brain

New York City children exposed in the womb to high levels of pollutants in vehicle exhaust had a five times higher risk of attention problems at age 9, according to new research

What's next in brain health and enhancement

Focused ultrasound may help deliver drugs and other treatments

Future medications for brain disorders could be delivered through electrodes rather than pills

Noninvasive fields zap specific areas

Regular physical activity may correct the brain's metabolism to stave off dementia

The brain is a dazzlingly complex web of somewhere around 100 billion neurons, each of which communicates with others through thousands of connections.

Two new studies demonstrate the promise and pitfalls of the industrial-scale gene-processing technologies that define the meaning of the much-ballyhooed Big Data.