Far from being lofty abstract ideals, our sense of right and wrong is woven into our biology. Modern neuroscience reveals that our brains literally reward us for treating others fairly and for placing ...

Author Tanith Carey’s world fell apart as a child when her dad left. Fifty years on, she’s still dealing with the aftershocks ...

While incidence and mortality rates for most cancer types have been on the decline in the United States, cases of uterine ...

Where is Justin Fields playing in 2025? Fields will be playing for the New York Jets — Rodgers' former team — in 2025. He signed a two-year contract in free agency that includes $30 million in ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

It's a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

It overrides something called the amygdala.” This is amygdala hijacking and is an important part of social engineering. The amygdala is the part of the brain that processes emotions. By using the ...

If the insomniac suffers from depression, their REM phase tends to be longer and more “dense,” with the limbic system (the amygdala, the hippocampus—where our primal drives are housed) going wild, ...

Humans are innately capable of recognizing other people they have seen before. This capability ultimately allows them to ...

Smells trigger powerful emotional responses through specialized brain cells. These insights may improve sensory health. You ...

Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety.

A common drug used for inflammatory skin conditions may hold the key to treating both alcohol addiction and pain sensitivity.