A recent study found that consumption of a high sugar diet had lasting effects on sweet taste perception.
Can a high sugar diet change how you taste?
Out with the old and in with the new? Navigating the explore-exploit trade-off
How do we decide when to try something new and when to stick with what we know?
Forgetting, remembering, and stress
How is memory affected by stress? It all comes down to timing.
The Neuroscience of Narcolepsy
Loss of one type of neuron can throw sleep transitions into chaos
The Benefits of Gift Giving
Does giving a gift actually make you happier?
A Bug’s Life
How do ants know their roles in a colony?
Scary movies and haunted houses: understanding the fear and fun paradox
Researchers found that there is a “just-right” amount of enjoyable fear
Echo, Echo
Humans and bats use similar strategies to localize sounds
No pain… a lot to gain
Can anesthesia lead us to better pain killers?
I Got It From My Mama: Maternal Microbes Support Brain Development of Her Offspring
New research in mice shows how gut microbes affect the brain, even before birth.
Masters of Disguise
How swinging a bat and camouflage are more similar than you think
Timing Is Everything
Even the best athletes can’t escape the effects of the brain’s central clock
French Fries or Side Salad?
New research sheds light on why dieting is so challenging
Go-karts, for science?
Sometimes, creativity is king when studying animal behavior
These Circuits Were Made for Walking
A baby’s first steps
Get a whiff of this
Animals have a special sensory system for social information
The Dad-Baby Bond
How fatherhood changes the brain
The Biased Brain
Your brain might be ready to think it is “us” vs. “them,” but you don’t have to.
Light at night may mess with your brain
A new study may help us understand how nighttime light exposure leads to behavior changes
Healing in Nature
How the outdoors can improve mental health
Artificial Sweeteners and the Brain
Are they really better for you?
Alone, but not lonely
Socially distancing from each other has been tough, and being alone also has biological consequences. However, being alone and being lonely are not the same.
Insulating your memories
Neuronal insulation provided by myelin is important for a type of memory formation
Do No Harm
Lab rats may hold the key to understanding our urge to help others in need.
LSD on the brain
A psychedelic drug may be a therapeutic breakthrough
Brainwashed
Parasites can literally control the minds of other creatures
Stressed Out
Stress early in life can change how the brain reacts to more stress later
Buying on the Brain
Holiday shopping is here! Some call it greed, but it might be your brain’s fault you buy more than you need.
What happens when people are missing important parts of the brain?
Absolutely nothing, some studies suggest
The link between smoking and diabetes
New study reveals how a certain protein plays a role in both nicotine addiction and type II diabetes
