Humans and animals share a remarkable capacity to sense when others are in distress and respond with comforting behavior. But the motivation for doing so, and why it sometimes breaks down, has been ...

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group provides measurable evidence that it can reshape how brain networks function.

Dan M. Mrejeru presents an exploration of how environmental forces and cognitive shifts shaped the modern human mind ...

New research suggests childhood cancer survivors may experience accelerated biological aging from treatments, potentially affecting memory and cognition.

A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

Forgetting why you walked into a room isn’t a sign of cognitive decline. It’s your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do.

A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep in these exceptional brains were signs of what some scientists believe to be newborn ...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and all day Friday, 200 brain injury experts from around the state gathered at the Yale ...

We often mistake the "aha!" moment of a clear explanation for actual mastery. The feeling of learning can be a psychological illusion, but we can spot the difference.

A recent brain imaging study reveals that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder consists of at least two distinct physical subtypes. This discovery suggests that patients may eventually benefit ...

Many families face the challenge of drug-resistant epilepsy, questioning the transition from medication to surgery.

Researchers synthesized modified versions of psilocin that retained their activity while producing fewer hallucinogenic-like ...