We've never had an agreed-upon model for how the mind works; people have suffered from misinformed theories and treatments as a result. The work of today's behavioral neuroscientists deserves extra scrutiny as they develop treatments for mental health, explore the nature of consciousness, and further the development of artificial intelligences.

Without synaptic "nibbling," mice develop behavioral problems

Mice without microglia grow up with an excess of inhibitory neurons

Lauren Granata, Northeastern University

September 21, 2021

Tapering off opioids is treacherous for mental health

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

September 20, 2021

Move over, mice: sheep have the superior brains for neuroscience research

Dori Grijseels, University of Sussex

September 16, 2021

Drinking way, way too much coffee might shrink your brain

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

August 30, 2021

A new molecule and an under-appreciated neuron have been implicated in Parkinson's disease

Julia A Licholai, Brown University

August 29, 2021

Gelatins may protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease

Kareem Clark, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

August 28, 2021

Laughing gas could be the next tool against treatment-resistant depression

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

July 15, 2021

An opioid made in the brain is crucial for remembering other people

Czarina Ramos, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

July 9, 2021

Blue light glasses help some people sleep, but they don't reduce digital eye strain

Claudia López Lloreda, University of Pennsylvania

May 28, 2021

Huntington's disease is caused by more than a mutated protein

A new study illuminates the role of small RNA in the disease, laying the foundation for new diagnosis and treatment options

Marina Olle Hurtado, MDPI

May 23, 2021

There's a neurological reason you say ‘um' when you think of a word

Adriel John Orena, University of British Columbia

May 19, 2021

How COVID-19 has worsened the lives of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients

Burcin Ikiz, Neuroscience

May 11, 2021

Your brain responds to why you're drinking, not just what you're drinking

Elizabeth Burnette, University of California, Los Angeles

April 13, 2021

Neuroscience has a part in why you're playing Taylor Swift's songs on repeat

Sarah Anderson, Northwestern University

2 peer comments

April 8, 2021

The neurons that make fruit flies interested in sex are turned on by song

Ashley E Peppriell, University of Rochester

March 2, 2021

The mother's gut microbiome helps a child's brain develop its senses

Simon Spichak, Neuroscience

1 peer comment

November 8, 2020

A potential new treatment for premature aging diseases keeps stem cells fresh longer

Deanna MacNeil, Cell Biology

November 5, 2020

Brain banks are key to understanding COVID's mysterious symptoms, but only if people are willing to donate

Kathryn Vaillancourt, McGill University

3 peer comments

October 20, 2020

The protein Klotho could extend the life of the brain. Is that a good thing?

Klotho originates in the brain but the hype has spread worldwide

Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

October 18, 2020

Neuroscientist seeks love molecule: a conversation with Bianca Jones Marlin

Claudia López Lloreda, University of Pennsylvania

October 17, 2020

A proposal to use CRISPR to prevent opioid overdoses is a useless approach to healthcare

Nicholas McCarty, New York University

2 peer comments

September 17, 2020

Yeast could soon make psilocybin cheaper than their magic mushroom cousins can

Sarah Laframboise, University of Ottawa

1 peer comment

September 1, 2020

New research uses CRISPR gene editing to grow new neurons in diseased brains

Sahana Sitaraman, National Centre for Biological Sciences, India

2 peer comments

August 18, 2020

Scientists put visions of letters in blind people's brains

Meredith Schmehl, Duke University

6 peer comments

July 31, 2020

Paralyzed man has sense of touch restored by brain-machine interface

Hayden Kee, Fordham University

2 peer comments

July 29, 2020

What makes something smell good or bad?

Weihong Lin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Rakaia Kenney, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Kayla Lemons, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

June 16, 2020

Rare spindle-shaped neurons from deep inside the brain recorded for the first time

Burcin Ikiz, Neuroscience

5 peer comments

June 2, 2020

Your language brain matters more for learning programming than your math brain

New research contradicts long held assumptions about coding

Amy R Nippert, University of Minnesota

2 peer comments

May 12, 2020

A new machine can translate brain activity directly into written sentences

Thiago Arzua, Medical College of Wisconsin

April 12, 2020

While you sleep, specialized neurons in your brain help you forget

Kamila Kourbanova, Johns Hopkins University

5 peer comments

April 7, 2020

Day or night, retroreflective and light-up gear can save pedestrians' and cyclists' lives

Rajaram Bhagavathula, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

April 5, 2020

Your brain adjusts your body's clock according to all the colors of the rainbow

Anisha Kalidindi, Ohio State University

3 peer comments

March 7, 2020

Your brain isn't the same in virtual reality as it is in the real world

Dori Grijseels, University of Sussex

1 peer comment

February 9, 2020

Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors

Claudia López Lloreda, University of Pennsylvania

7 peer comments

January 13, 2020

Physicist Max Tegmark explains why AI will help humanity flourish

Will it ever be possible to measure subjective experience?