We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything ...

This idea became popularized in books, personality tests ... But neuroscience has since revealed that the brain doesn't work in such a strictly divided way. Rather than relying on a single ...

Instead, enhanced skills or difficulties have more to do with how the two sides of the brain work together. The two hemispheres of the cerebrum serve different purposes. For example, logic ...

A new book by the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the connections between brain biology and political beliefs.

The trillions of microbes that live in your gut also make other chemicals that affect how your brain works. Your gut microbes produce lots of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) such as butyrate ...

This episode of NOVA scienceNOW delves into some pretty heady stuff, examining magic and the brain, artificial intelligence, magnetic mind control, and the work of neuroscientist and synesthesia ...

They’re now sharing their secrets with scientists to study how the brain works. Jay Olson, a former professional magician, now studies psychiatry at Montreal’s McGill University and is ...

This is called neuroplasticity. “Brain training programs work to harness neuroplasticity,” says Cara Koscinski, a doctor of occupational therapy. “This means our brains can form new ...

Brain function means how the brain works. So experiments that investigate brain function, investigate how the brain works. Interestingly, after huge advances in other parts of medicine ...