How do scientists study animal behavior? Discover how our methods have developed through the ages, and what we can learn about ourselves from studying other animals.
Studying Animal Behavior Through the Ages
Familiar Faces
How does the brain determine if someone is a friend or a stranger?
Why getting better at baseball might require just a little sleep
A new study found that activating memories through learning-associated sound cues during sleep improved the performance of a motor task
The Neuroscience of Acupuncture
New research uncovers the biology behind acupuncture’s anti-inflammatory effects
What are our brains doing when we see something scary?
Recent research found brain regions that may recognize a fearful place and lead to defensive behaviors.
Is your brain full of plastics?
Humans consume a shocking amount of plastic particles; what effects do they have on the brain?
Seeing the light again
How a protein from algae might help blind patients see
Image memorability: A shared tendency to remember certain things we see
What makes some images easier to remember than others?
Dissociative Identity Disorder
How early childhood trauma can lead to the development of multiple personalities.
Memory Suppression Genes – Team Forgetful
Part of the answer to “why can’t I remember where I put it ?!?!”
Your brain on a bender
Oxytocin, the “love hormone”, may help to reduce excessive drinking
The Neuroscience of Skill
The delicate dance of building and breaking down that goes into learning a new skill
Octopi feel pain like you and I
New research shows that octopuses can have the negative emotional experience of pain
Alzheimer’s disease: What’s causing some of our neurons to die?
A recent study suggests that an Alzheimer’s disease-related protein could explain why specific neurons die first.
Can we prevent memory loss?
Scientists may have found a way to prevent age-related memory loss.
A circuit for social distance
New research finds a circuit in the brain that prevents social engagement with a sick partner
In Sync: The Neuroscience of Successful Communication
What is happening differently in our brains when conversations click versus when they don’t?
Why Does Sex Feel So Good?
What makes sex feel so good? What about it keeps our brains and bodies wanting more?
Parenting across species
Similarities and differences in dog-owner and child-parent relationships
Get a Grip
Humans rely on visual representation of hands to grasp and use tools
A detailed look inside the human brain
Scientists reveal the enormous complexity of a millimeter of the human brain
Depression and the Immune System
Can activity of the immune system explain the link between depression and autoimmune disorders?
Brain Fog and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Brain fog is a common symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome but what causes altered brain function, and could this be happening in patients infected with COVID-19?
Dissociative amnesia?
Scientists find neurological signatures of dissociation
A Calming Presence
How do social interactions help us through stress?
Do I know you?
To learn about how we recognize faces, neuroscientists study the most and least skilled face recognizers.
Stressing Yourself Sick: The Impact of Stress on the Gut
How does stress affect the health and function of your gut?
Creativity in the Brain
Beyond the left brain / right brain hypothesis
Am I Hearing Things?
For the first time, researchers can study auditory hallucinations in mice
Brain Maps
Special cells in the brain help you navigate your world
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