According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the ...

Learn more about how researchers were able to fully map a mouse brain and give us a better understanding of how or why we make the decisions we do.

Gratitude seems like a buzzword as the holiday season approaches. But, what does it actually mean, and how can it ...

A sudden flash of insight is a product of your brain. Neuroscientists track the neural activity underlying an “aha” and how ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

The rhythmic click of needles. The softness of yarn running over fingertips. The satisfying logic of knit, purl, repeat. Knitting—and other so-called “grandma hobbies”—is making a comeback, especially ...

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?