Neuroscience

The first successful clinical test of optogenetics lets a person see for the first time in decades, with help from image-enhancing goggles

In some respects, memory is poor. In others, it is astonishingly good

Social-cognitive neuroscience offers insights into the early course of brain development and its connections to autism spectrum disorder

The technology lets people with paralysis perform thought dictation at rates approaching the thumb speeds of texters

Advances in neuroscience and psychology could lead to real-world benefits in education and mental health

A new wave of research seeks neurological signatures for a type of amnesia

Trying to predict a situation impedes memory formation

Researchers demonstrate that during REM sleep, people can hear—and respond to—simple questions such as “What is eight minus six?”

Neither introspection nor brain scans can reveal our deepest thoughts

Scientists search for the neural basis of an enigmatic experience

Noninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for up to three months

Bee larvae and pupae appear to secrete a chemical that does the work of a late-night cup of coffee for their nurses.