Neuroscience News

Genetic and molecular analysis of 109 volunteers turned up hidden health problems in about half of them. Critics say the approach amounted to ‘carpet-bombing’ the body.

Millions of Americans take millions of sleeping pills every year — a sign, many experts say, that human beings weren’t designed to live in a wired world of constant stimulation.

The ear is like a biological equivalent of a USB port.

Do you know how much time has passed since you started reading this mystery?

Devices tucked inside your ears will make technology more personal than ever before.

University’s M.B.A. program seeks new revenue by offering popular emotional intelligence course to working people; ‘This isn’t therapy’

Opposite approaches to altering the activity of vasopressin in the brain improved some social deficits in people with autism.

Biased - Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

Health-care programs, experts are tackling such isolation with some strategic solutions.

It’s difficult to understand how debilitating a migraine can be without experiencing one or knowing about the symptoms.

What weighs three pounds and is much more than a slimy, spongy mass? The human brain, of course. It’s the most complex organ in the body — home to 86 billion neurons that act like a miraculous supercomputer, allowing our bodies to function and our minds t

We all know it’s harder to ID people of different races, but our bias goes so much deeper

On Monday, the university launched the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), a sprawling think tank that aims to become an interdisciplinary hub for policymakers, researchers and students who will go on to build the technolo

Esketamine, the nasal-spray antidepressant recently approved by the F.D.A., is promising, but using it entails some practical challenges.

Scientists now believe that our brains have incredible potential for change.

While there's early evidence that the explosive rate of opioid deaths has started to slow, opioids killed more than 49,000 people in the United States in 2017, according to preliminary data. A new study reveals which part of the country has been affected