We rely on smell more than most people may realize. Across mammals, scent guides feeding, warns of danger, and shapes social ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information.

Compulsive disorders are a harsh reality for anybody who is saddled by a literally uncontrollable requirement to engage in ...

A pregnant woman in Florida carried her baby daughter to full term despite knowing the child would not survive, hoping her ...

New research tracks how THC exposure during pregnancy disrupts fetal brain development and leads to sustained structural ...

One strange phenomenon that’s gaining doctors’ attention is the way in which organ transplants can change your personality. A ...

Strength training can protect and slow brain aging. More muscle mass and less abdominal fat correlate with brain health. Weight-loss drugs may reduce fat but risk muscle loss. For a younger, healthier ...

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyse the morphology of bones — which is crucial for ...

From broad cheekbones and a flexible back to a small prefrontal cortex, here’s everything an anatomist thinks makes the ...