Neuroscience

A new study adds to findings that female children and adolescents are more susceptible to head injuries

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.

In a “fake news” world, the neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains what convinces people—and what does not

The procedure may not work for others in a similar condition

New experiments provide an alternative to a long-reigning theory of the way we form memories of experiences

Modeled on big physics projects, International Brain Lab will bring together preeminent neuroscientists to probe a single behavior

New way to catalogue the brain's cellular diversity may aid autism researchers

Are probiotics for MS next?

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

The debate over whether men and women have meaningfully different brains could have profound implications for health and personal identity

Studies of transgender kids are revealing fascinating insights about gender in the brain

Pro athletes can have other conditions that make diagnosis difficult