The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

In a nutshell, string theory is a sprawling realm of theoretical physics that assumes that tiny vibrating strings are the ...

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

Across a typical lifetime, the human brain does not simply grow, peak, and decline. It passes through five sweeping ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...