As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." — Emerson M. Pugh.

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game-sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...

Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organizations don't need as much floor space or as many desks, given many staff now do a mix of hybrid work from home and the ...

Researchers identify a neural "fingerprint" in the brain that predicts how accurately we can size up the intentions and ...

Research increasingly shows a variety of habits and hobbies offer a helpful cognitive workout. One recent study linked ...

From tool-using chimpanzees to puzzle-solving capuchins, the primate world is packed with surprising brainpower. But how do ...