Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for Our Inner Clocks
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms.
Understanding the Influential Mind
In a “fake news” world, the neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains what convinces people—and what does not
Brain Stimulation Partly Awakens Patient after 15 Years in Vegetative State
The procedure may not work for others in a similar condition
A Challenge to the Textbooks on How We Learn about Our Surroundings
New experiments provide an alternative to a long-reigning theory of the way we form memories of experiences
Researchers Unite in Quest for “Standard Model” of the Brain
Modeled on big physics projects, International Brain Lab will bring together preeminent neuroscientists to probe a single behavior
Method that Maps DNA Tags Reveals New Types of Neurons
New way to catalogue the brain's cellular diversity may aid autism researchers
Gut Germs Appear to Play Role in Multiple Sclerosis
Are probiotics for MS next?
In Baby Mode
The birth of a first child alters parents’ lives suddenly and forever: sleepless nights, afternoons in pajamas and hardly a moment’s respite. Parents are able to make this transition because of changes that take place in the brain
Is There a “Female” Brain?
The debate over whether men and women have meaningfully different brains could have profound implications for health and personal identity
When Sex and Gender Collide
Studies of transgender kids are revealing fascinating insights about gender in the brain
Head Injury and Chronic Brain Damage: It’s Complicated
Pro athletes can have other conditions that make diagnosis difficult
Human Stem Cells Fight Parkinson’s Disease in Monkeys
Researchers hope to move to clinical trials in 2018