The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Armed with new tools that reveal patterns of connection between brain areas, researchers are gaining clearer insights into ...

Navigating the world is no mean feat, especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right side can, after a turn, become a headwind. To stay on course, the fly's ...

In intimate, workplace, and political relationships, gaslighting is being weaponized. But we can stay sane and safe when faced with liars.

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By seamlessly tracking brain growth from the womb into early life, researchers uncover when key brain regions surge and how subtle sex differences emerge before birth. Study: ...

Most people take for granted which hand they use to reach for a cup of coffee or a puzzle piece. However, a new study out of York University suggests that for autistic individuals, which hand they use ...

Right-brain vs. left-brain thinking is often discussed in psychology. Everybody uses both thinking types to some degree, but nearly everyone tends to have one or the other as a primary thinking style.

An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all ...

Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurological disorder affecting more than 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 ...

Human memory and attention are core cognitive functions that shape perception, learning, and decision-making. And whilst decades of research have provided ...

The brains of humans and other mammals contain a vast array of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. The human capacity to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremors and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on new research suggesting that's because ...