Brain

Our Brains Instantly Judge People

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Found: The Part of Your Brain That Senses Dread

By Abby Abrams

I Don't Love Lucy: The Bad Science in the Sci-Fi Thriller

By Jeffrey Kluger

Learning to Read Does Not End in Fourth Grade

By Abby Abrams
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Want to Learn a Language? Don't Try So Hard

If at first you don't succeed, trying again might not help you when it comes to learning languages.

By Abby Abrams

Finally, Some Good News About Alzheimer's Disease

In a groundbreaking study that looked at how diet, exercise and other non-drug interventions affect cognitive decline, researchers see some hope for relatively easy dementia-fighting strategies

By Alice Park

This Blanket Will Tell Your Flight Attendant Precisely How Unhappy You Are

LED lights in British Airways' "happiness blanket" turn red when you're on the verge of a panic attack and blue when you're too drunk to notice you're flying straight into a thunderstorm

By Anita Hamilton

Six Ways Science Says Marijuana May Hurt Your Health

With the increasing push for the legalization of marijuana across the country, science is rolling out research on why pot may not be so harmless.

By Becca Stanek

Scientists Find Social Brain Circuit

Using a new light-based technique, scientists trace the nerve network that lights up when mammals meet

By Alice Park

How Procrastination Is Messing With Your Sleep

Whether you’re a night owl or an early riser, sometimes it can be hard to stick to your bedtime. You know, those times when you mean to go to sleep but instead you stay up...

By Health.com

5 Weird Migraine Treatments

It’s no secret that migraines are a serious pain. About 37 million Americans get migraines, and women are three times more likely to have them than men, according to the National Headache Foundation. Ouch!If you’re...

By Health.com

This Microwave Helmet Can Sense Strokes

Scientists have invented a helmet that can detect the occurrence and type of a stroke by bouncing microwaves off the brain

By Mirren Gidda

Some People Are Wired to Want More Sex, Brain Study Shows

If it were an app, it would be worth millions. Here’s the best way to tally up how many sex partners a paramour has had in the past year

By Alice Park

The Part of Your Brain That Made You Eat That Doughnut

Self control and willpower are all about a battle for dominance between your grownup brain and your gimme' brain. A whole lot rides on the outcome of that constant push and pull

By Jeffrey Kluger

Check Out This New Wish List for U.S. Special Ops

High on their list: a "Concealable/Take Down Urban Sniper Rifle"

By Mark Thompson

Study: Brain Trauma, Homelessness May Be Linked

A new study of homeless men found that 45% of the subjects surveyed had experienced traumatic brain injuries in the past. Brain injuries can cause both cognitive and personality problems that researchers don't yet fully understand

By Bryan Walsh

Who Needs a Memory When We Have Google?

I have a confession to make: I’m an infomaniac.In high school, I was on the debate team and got an early taste of what it’s like to dig deep into information so that I could...

By Tim Bajarin

Caffeine Chemistry

The science behind America's favorite drug

By Kyle Chayka

Marijuana Makes Young Brains Go to Pot

A new study from medical researchers at Harvard and Northwestern shows that 18- to 25-year-olds who smoke marijuana—even just recreationally!—had marked abnormalities in areas of their brains that regulate emotion and motivation

By Randye Hoder

Your Brain Has No Idea Where It's Going

The direction you're moving can play tricks with your mind. That can mean trouble not only for travel but for human relations too

By Jeffrey Kluger
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