brain science

Low participant numbers render the results of many studies based on brain scans unreliable, an analysis finds.

Some rats showed a decrease in addictive tendencies when researchers activated the pathway, while the behavior of others became more addictive when the pathway was inhibited.

Research into the biological basis of gender identity is in its infancy, but clues are beginning to emerge.

Brain studies have yielded a mixed picture of the neural similarities and differences between people of different genders.

Researchers are using souped-up mass spectrometry to localize proteins within brain cells.

While wiping fear from our brains may seem attractive, the emotion is an essential part of our behavioral repertoire.

The Dartmouth College professor uses optogenetics to probe the neurological routes of habitual behavior.

The professors, all faculty members in the college’s department of psychology and brain sciences, have been placed on paid leave. 

Visit the International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research, located in Montreal, to see the research seeking to decipher humans’ relationship to music.

Scientists are enlisting the help of pigeons, parrots, crows, jays, and other species to disprove the notion that human cognitive abilities are beyond those of other animals.

Meet the pigeons that are redefining what it means to behave like a human by displaying remarkable pattern recognition abilities.

Neuropsychologist Simon Thompson found a possible link between yawning and multiple sclerosis. So what better way to get under the skin of his research than volunteering to take part in one of his experiments?

Meet some of the people featured in the September 2016 issue of The Scientist