The mind isn’t the brain. It’s what the brain does. It runs on emotion, filters, and loops. Understand it, and you can begin ...

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A new study suggests that attractive people are generally liked more—but not when they’re critical of others. Researchers ...

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Small cell lung cancer cells that metastasize to the brain cozy up to neurons and form working electrical connections, called synapses, according to a study led by Stanford Medicine researchers. The ...

Creatine is one of the most well-researched supplements in sports nutrition, but it’s often thought of as something mainly for men, particularly those focused on building strength, muscle, or athletic ...

Examining a brain at the Neuropathology Brain Bank at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. By Jonathan Corum Photographs by Shuran Huang In July, a gunman in Midtown Manhattan left a note that ...

Roam the wide-open halls and cavernous showrooms of the Colorado Convention Center during Psychedelic Science, the world’s largest psychedelics conference, and you’ll see exhibitors hawking everything ...

This post is Part 1 of a series. The world of brain science is now readily accessible. Thanks to Instagram, TikTok, and artificial intelligence (AI), the once-elite wisdom of neuroscience is now at ...

A network dedicated to early phase trials of treatments for children with brain cancer will be phased out. By Nina Agrawal A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in ...