
Rise of the Microglia
New research shows that the resident immune cells of the brain are involved in both development and disease
New research shows that the resident immune cells of the brain are involved in both development and disease
Can two everyday drugs prevent irreversible harm from traumatic brain injury?
Doctors can now operate deep within the brain using focused ultrasound, ushering in a new era of faster, safer incision-free procedures
Researchers angling for government funds must now include both sexes in their animal studies—or explain why they don’t
Infants seemed to be able to differentiate between two different "D" sounds in Hindi—but only when their tongue movements weren't blocked by a teething device. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Scientific American MIND readers share their own “counterfactual” musings
Researchers identify people by the way their brains are wired
The Blue Brain Project publishes its first major result: a digital imitation of circuitry in a sand grain–size chunk of rat brain
The popular idea that women should try to conform or be submissive around men is outdated
David Eagleman answers questions about his major PBS series
Oxytocin, known as the “love hormone,” has a dark side—and it looks like alcohol intoxication
“Getting” a joke and cracking up have separate addresses
With innovative tools, connectome scientists are tracing the superhighways and footpaths of the brain
Harvard neuroscientist Beth Stevens wins a MacArthur Fellowship for studies of how microglia cells prune away excess neuronal synapses during brain development and how that necessary function might go awry in neurodegenerative diseases ...
A new study has implications for patients with Alzheimer’s and other disorders
The Human Connectome Project finds surprising correlations between brain architecture and behavior
Toxoplasma gondii, an insidious and common parasite spread by cats, controls its rodent host's brain—and may be manipulating our own behavior as well
Award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman, author of Brain Storms: The Race to Unlock the Mysteries of Parkinson's Disease, discusses the science behind this mysterious disease
People have believed in subliminal influences for hundreds of years—but the last few decades have taken a far more scientific look at these ideas
A debate rages over whether doctors should recognize this common childhood condition as a distinct disorder
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