Neuroscience

The Delboeuf illusion won’t help you trick yourself into eating smaller portions when you feel hungry

Surprising study suggests experiences while young cause the brain to experience changes to the genome

The brains of children with autism fold differently than those of their typical peers. Whether they are unusually smooth or convoluted depends on location and age

Uncle Sam’s eyes and finger seem to be pointed directly at you, no matter your viewing angle

Dogs beat their domesticated rivals, cats, in a new attempt to measure cognitive power

Dennis Wall explores radical ideas, including “smart glasses” to help interpret emotions

Physical motion of neural signals may play a more important role in brain function than previously thought

A study seeking new drug targets for the disease unexpectedly implicates two types of herpes

Researchers say they have linked such exposures with downstream effects

New therapeutic approaches directed at the post-stroke immune response show promise in mice

…but has yet to reach Base Camp 1

Warning a child that something, like a vaccine shot, will hurt can actually increase their perception of the pain.