Neuroscience shows traditional teaching is not enough. Instead, an experiential approach can return learning to its natural ...

It seems like every generation thinks they’re smarter than the one before it — and that might just be true if brain size has anything to do with intelligence. A new study has put together a theory ...

New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in ...

Thanks to the guidance of my undergraduate mentor, Prof. Robert B. Tallarico, when I was an undergraduate student I had the great treat of reading The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from ...

If humans had never domesticated dogs, they would still be wolves. But around 14,000 years ago, we did, and today we’re left with lovely companions who are forever changed by our interference. A study ...

People with Parkinson's disease and their doctors confront many unknowns, including the answer to exactly how deep brain stimulation (DBS) relieves some of the motor symptoms patients experience. In a ...