Neuroscience

The so-called organoids are not capable of complex thought but could be used to study neurological diseases

The NIH’s director showcases a project to develop a brain implant that would restore sight

The growing science of memory manipulation raises social and ethical questions

A new study provides an extraordinary close-up of the menagerie of neural cell types, yielding possible leads for neurological and psychiatric treatments

Scientists test how pharmaceutical-grade MDMA combines with psychotherapy to help patients with a severe form of PTSD

Scientists explore the brain’s “olfactory map”

Eye surgery could cause you to misjudge distances while driving

Honest, involuntary laughter cued people to laugh more at some really bad jokes than they did when hearing forced laughter.

A new technique relies on measuring changes in tissue stiffness resulting from neural activity

Letters to the editor from the April 2019 issue of Scientific American

Scientific American presents the winner and runners-up of the ninth annual Art of Neuroscience contest, along with other notable entries

A real-time capture of brain-circuit activity shows how simple it is to change what an animal sees