Brain & Behavior

Homo erectus endocasts reveal a mixed bag of primitive and modern brain features

Imaging with sound could offer a less invasive way to send commands to prostheses

Device gives scientists rare glimpse of what’s going on inside an animal’s head

Method of studying “microdosing” could offer new routes for drug research

Organoids develop genetic signatures of postnatal brains, possibly broadening their use as disease models

Dreaming experiments involved real-time conversations between sleepers and scientists

A single genetic tweak changes or-ganoids’ shape and cellular connections

Analog of ibogaine could hold hope for humans

Independent experts push back against regulators’ optimistic view of clinical data

Optogenetic tools refined in rodents have been tricky to use in nonhuman primates

Approach for Angelman syndrome is at forefront of efforts to treat autism-linked conditions that stem from single genes

In study, stimulating sound and touch together molds the brain, reduces tinnitus

Wearable device allows brain readings and stimulation on the go

Patients report benefits, but how near-infrared protects brain cells is unclear, and some scientists are skeptical

Dream-coding tool could save psychologists’ time and spot problems

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