brains and behavior

Last summer, in various cities in the UK, more than 40,000 people visited the Dreamachine, a large space designed…

The neocortex stands out as a stunning achievement of biological evolution. All mammals have this swath of tissue…

Eventually, Xenofon Strakosas, an assistant professor working in Berggren’s lab, figured out the problem: In…

You experience subtle and overt manipulation on the web every day, but that doesn’t mean you can’t think and act…

With a cutoff of five, I would be choosing a random option for about one in every 20 decisions I made with my…

Philosophers have grappled with the nature of evil for thousands of years, but these days, immorality can feel like…

Studying human conversations isn’t a simple challenge. For instance, when humans start to talk to one another in a…

A major goal of the field of neuroprosthetics has focused on improving the lives of paralyzed patients by restoring…

Memory and perception seem like entirely distinct experiences, and neuroscientists used to be confident that the…

If you think your dog loves you, you’re a fool. If you feel a kinship with a tree, you’re a hippie. And if you…