The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

As a parent, a spouse, and someone who works full time at my job and pretty much full time at keeping a household running, I often feel like I have 20 tabs open in my brain at once. There are always ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How does the brain think? – Tom, age 16, San ...

The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head. Just like ...

How strongly does our metabolism influence thinking? This question has been examined by Dr. Philipp Haueis, a philosopher of ...

Most of what happens to you every day vanishes without a trace. Countless walks, interactions, meals, and discussions have little or no long-term impact on your brain. You will have no memory of many ...

Despite all the attention on technologies that reduce the hands-on role of humans at work — such as self-driving vehicles, robot workers, artificial intelligence, and so on — researchers in the field ...

How the brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in the sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly ...

This story is part of The Trip, a CPR News series on Colorado’s new psychedelic movement. Early research indicates that the psilocybin found in psychedelic mushrooms could be beneficial in treating ...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has tapped the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to be the second U.S. site to test the safety and effectiveness of its brain chip. Costfoto CFOTO/Sipa USA Elon Musk ...