neuroscience

In 1991, the police were called to East 72nd St. in Manhattan, where a woman's body had fallen from a twelfth-story window. The woman’s husband, Herbert…

Joseph LeDoux, world-renowned expert on the neurobiology of fear and anxiety, will discuss his new book, Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat…

New findings in behavioral science are giving us a better understanding about how our brains work, why we make the choices we do, and what it takes for us…

In his new book, The Point Is: Making Sense of Birth, Death, and Everything in Between, Lee Eisenberg (bestselling author of The Number) dares to tackle…

In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge described the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years: the…

From skin to nerves to brain, the organization of the body’s touch circuits powerfully influences our lives—affecting everything from consumer choice to…

The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more—and faster—decisions about our…

Direct trauma clearly has negative effects on the brain.Dr. Raj Morey, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University,…

Does the pain felt by an infant affect them later in life?Anne Murphy, associate professor of neuroscience at George State University, is observing the…

Is there a measurable limit to the amount of self-control each person possesses?Dr. Michael Inzlicht, associate professor of psychology at the University…