Brain & Behavior

With a condition that’s “too strange for words,” patient can do mental math but cannot recognize numerals

Approach could lead to new ways to treat epilepsy, depression, and Alzheimer's disease

Scientists hope to turn gut microbes or their products into new antidepressants or drugs for other brain disorders

Method could lead to new understandings of solid tumors and neurodegenerative diseases

Research moves away from cause and cure, toward ways to improve autistic people’s lives

New compound targets different neural receptors than existing antipsychotic drugs do

Jennifer Eberhardt’s experiments reveal impact of implicit racial bias, from classroom discipline to police shootings

Mouse studies challenge the premise of efforts to eliminate painkillers' impact on breathing

A new algorithm predicts preferences based on how the brain values paintings

Stress prompts important differences between organoid and human brain cells

Toxoplasma gondii may have more general effects on mouse behavior than previously thought

Leaps in gene sequencing and better animal models are changing how doctors understand, study, and sometimes treat epilepsy

Study takes aim at the positive associations that drive cravings

Living in a built environment can change how you see the world

A rare mutation in a known Alzheimer’s risk gene points to potential treatments

Researchers hone techniques to restore sight by stimulating the retina or brain