High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.

For better teamwork, take a lesson from research into soccer fans who put aside their tribalism.

I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”

Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.

What if AI could tell us we have cancer before we show a single symptom? Steve Quake, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, explains how AI can revolutionize science.

Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.

Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.

It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.

They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains.

The heart's rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.

Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?

A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.

Between the hedonic and eudaimonic life, there's a happy medium to be found.

The bots started as windpipe cells, yet they helped nerve cells repair and grow.

The aging brain is networked differently.

There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.

It has already been trialed in people and could give us a better way to analyze and stimulate the brain.

Even before birth, our brains are taking note of the languages we hear.

Embedded in a cell phone or in accessories such as rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic.

The study is a solid step toward developing gene therapies against neurodevelopmental disorders.

Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.

Your life’s memories could, in principle, be stored in the universe’s structure.

Consciousness isn’t just a problem for philosophers. On this episode of Dispatches, Kmele sat down with scientists, a mathematician, a spiritual leader, and an entrepreneur, all trying to get to the heart of “the feeling of life itself.”

Some neuroscientists question whether the body can “keep score” of anything in a meaningful way.

The pseudoscience phrenology swept the popular imagination, and its practitioners made a mint preying on prejudices, gullibility, and misinformation.

Instead of fear, his delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.

The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.

After turning up hundreds of genes with hard-to-predict effects, some scientists are now probing the grander developmental processes that shape face geometry.

Your brain is not an obsolete piece of technology. Once properly trained for learning, it’s your ticket to navigating the AI landscape.

Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking - and how we can stop that from happening.