Brain & Behavior
Adding captivating visuals to a textbook lesson to attract children's interest may sometimes make it harder for them to learn, a new study suggests...
Even the most experienced counselors have difficultly spotting a recovering alcoholic in danger of relapse. Brain imaging scans might do a better job...
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don’t respond to standard...
How older adults perceive life events can hurt their ability to remember.
Grandpa’s stories often begin with the phrase, “Have I ever told you...
About 5 percent of men and women, ages 65 to 74, have Alzheimer's disease, and it is estimated that nearly half of those age 85 and older may have...
Oliver Sacks is one of the great essayists of our time. I have just finished his book Hallucinations.
Sacks does not, I think, adequately...
More than one in every 10 members of Generation X are enrolled in classes to continue their formal educations, according to a new University of...
Research from King's College London reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells—a process...
People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published...
More than two million people in the United States suffer from epilepsies, a group of neurological disorders caused by abnormal nerve cell firing in...
Pages
