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Antibody Drugs for Alzheimer's Show Glimmers of Promise

After a string of failed trials, drugs that target protein build-up in the brain appear to slow disease progress

Poverty Disturbs Children's Brain Development and Academic Performance

Delayed brain development predicts lower tests scores in low-income children

Convicts with Untrustworthy, Aggressive Faces more Likely to Get Death Penalty

There is no governmental institution more dedicated to rational thought and fairness than the justice system, but a new study shows that illusory facial perception is clouding the minds of our judges and juries, who can potentially decide to kill people based on their appearance. ...

A Plan to Fix the Obesity Crisis

Science has identified four steps to losing weight that can improve the odds of success

Important Link between the Brain and Immune System Found

The new line of communication prompts rethinking of neurologic disease

Like Humans, Apes Are Susceptible to Spin

Our preference for positive framing may be hardwired

Why Nobody Intervened in the July 4 Metro Murder

Criticism of witnesses’ inaction reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the neuroscience of how the brain responds to sudden threats

Next-Generation Exoskeletons Will Meld Mind and Machine

Instead of remotes or crutches, future mobility aids could communicate directly with the nervous system

Teenagers Who Don't Get Enough Sleep at Higher Risk for Mental Health Problems

Every hour less per night increases the risk of sadness, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts

Is Food Addiction Making Us Fat?

Brain research reveals that fats and sugars may increasingly be driving people toward obesity

The Imagination Institute Awards Nearly $3M to Advance the Science of Imagination

We spend so much time on standardized testing and measuring learning ability that we don’t track how much we’re developing the key competencies that enable us to imagine what could be...

The Long-Lasting Effects of Nazi Indoctrination

Is it possible to change public opinions, attitudes, and beliefs, through schooling, advertisement, or any other means? A study published two weeks ago in PNAS shows that Nazi indoctrination of antisemitic attitudes in Germany was extremely effective...

Mentors Matter: In Loving Memory of Nicholas J. Mackintosh (1935-2015)

Today would have been my mentor's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Nick and thanks for showing me that mentors really do matter.

Developing Brains Fold Like Crumpled Paper to Get Their Convolutions

A single mathematical function explains how both a sheet of paper and a developing brain folds

Best Male Nightingale Vocalists Make Best Fathers

Male nightingales use singing virtuosity to signal prospective mates that they will be the most doting dads. Sabrina Imbler reports  

Memory System May Overcome Diverse Disorders

Declarative memory, rooted in the hippocampus, could help the brain pick up the slack for diverse impairments across many developmental disorders such as autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder...

Exercise Gets the Brain in Shape

Keeping fit is just as important for your mind as your body

Expanding Illusory Perception to Microbes in the Gut

Can the output of the critters in your gut make your world illusory? Yes. And gassy, too.

Why Do Cops Kill?

Exoskeleton Technology Could Redefine Disability

One woman’s story illustrates how hope, perseverance and innovative engineering can help people with limited mobility get back on their feet