In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by ...

A research team has identified, for the first time in humans, and in a realistic environment, a key neurophysiological ...

One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state’s schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution.

Meltdowns and temper tantrums suck. Something about watching your child melt into a puddle of emotions is triggering, and parents can often feel helpless in the moment. Burn down the narrative that ...

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...

A new study from UC San Francisco challenges the traditional view of how the brain strings sounds together to form words and ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions.

Sleep disorders and sleep deprivation demonstrated brain convergences on the right side, suggesting an association with brain asymmetry.