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.

Being a Pokémon Master in childhood permanently alters your brain

Hours spent catching 'em all primes the brain to recognize familiar, pixelated Pikachus

Hannah Thomasy, University of Washington

Neuroscience should take sex differences in the brain more seriously

Aarthi Gobinath, Neuroscience

1 peer comment

There won't be a cure for Alzheimer's disease in our lifetime

Norman A. Paradis, Dartmouth College

The medical jump from mice to humans just got easier

Kimberly McCoy, Biochemistry

4 peer comments

When finding a mate, intelligence matters to female parakeets

Therese Koch, Neuroscience

2 peer comments

Humans are two developmental stages away from monkeys

James R. Howe VI, UC San Diego

2 peer comments

Should parents fear potatoes as much as screens?

Jack Barton, University of Manchester

1 peer comment

Scientists sent thoughts from brain to brain with nothing in between

Jordan Harrod, Harvard University

1 peer comment

Scientists have got the recipe for growing miniature human brains just right

Paige Winokur, Rockefeller University

With new technology, mind control is no longer science-fiction

We can only transmit basic signals between brains, but we should consider the ethics before moving on to complex thoughts

Lily Toomey, Curtin University

It's time to focus on the connection between biology and consciousness

Ashley Juavinett, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

That bossy GPS voice isn't actually necessary for navigating

Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds, McGill University

People ask about my experiments on mice. The answers are … complicated

Ashley Juavinett, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

The beautiful merger of art and science that inspired generations of neuroscientists

Elle O'Brien, Computational Neuroscience

Artificial intelligence isn't a 'black box.' It's a key to studying the brain

Daniel Bear, Stanford University

Scientists have learned to grow brain tissue to 100x (just add water)

Gregory Logan-Graf, Carnegie Mellon University

3 peer comments

Why scientists are exploring sleep deprivation as a treatment for depression

Jack Barton, University of Manchester

1 peer comment

How machine learning is helping neuroscientists understand the brain

Daniel Bear, Stanford University

Can we reverse the effects of drugs on developing brains?

These researchers are trying to find out

Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds, McGill University

International collaboration is the best way to understand the complexities of the brain

Maya Emmons-Bell, UC Berkeley

The psychedelic renaissance is here. Will it last this time?

Benjamin Bell, Johns Hopkins University

Does modern neuroscience really help us understand behavior?

Danbee Kim, Champalimaud Foundation

Gonçalo Lopes, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

1 peer comment

How does the developing brain learn to perceive the world before it can see it?

Maya Emmons-Bell, UC Berkeley

3 peer comments

Can MDMA help people with autism overcome social anxiety?

Benjamin Bell, Johns Hopkins University

2 peer comments

Here's what happened when researchers raised monkeys who never saw a face

Daniel Bear, Stanford University

2 peer comments

How shaving mice led to an accidental discovery about our sense of touch

Gregory Logan-Graf, Carnegie Mellon University

3 peer comments

Here's what happens to hamster brains when they don't get enough play

Brooke N Dulka, University of Tennessee

Physicist Max Tegmark explains why AI will help humanity flourish

"There's no law of physics that says we can't build machines more intelligent than we are"

Want to learn how brains go awry? First, we must learn how they work

Ashley Juavinett, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

How scientists are mapping the brain networks that connect our childhoods to everyday behaviors

Prabarna Ganguly, Northeastern University

Will it ever be possible to measure subjective experience?

Neuroscientists proved the brain regenerates. Now they’re trying to figure out how.