A new study reveals how humans instinctively calculate who to gossip with by weighing popularity and social distance.

New research reveals that the brain region often linked to understanding others, the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC), is activated more by uncertainty than by social reasoning alone.

New research reveals how early-life blurry, low-color vision may help shape the brain’s visual pathways into specialized ...

A groundbreaking study shows that the human hippocampus continues producing new neurons well into late adulthood.

A new study shows that gene therapy can significantly improve hearing in both children and adults with congenital deafness ...

The long-standing belief that left-handed people are more creative has been challenged by a new meta-analysis of over a ...

New research shows that low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can restore key synaptic structures ...

A new study shows that people rate empathic responses as more supportive and emotionally satisfying when they believe they ...

What makes someone “cool” appears to be remarkably consistent across cultures, according to a global psychology study.

New research reveals that sugar metabolism in brain cells may be a crucial defense against Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

A new study reveals how the brain can make decisions based not only on direct experiences, but also on indirect associations ...

Despite its reputation as a safer chemical, PFHxA—a short-chain PFAS—may cause long-term behavioral changes when exposure ...