We have long been told a simple story about reward: Dopamine is the "wanting" molecule that drives us toward goals, and opioids are the "liking" molecules that provide the hit of pleasure once we get ...

Animals that dwell at high altitudes have adapted to cope with low oxygen levels, a condition that damages a vital part of nerve cells ...

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

For almost a century, psychologists and neuroscientists have been trying to understand how humans memorize different types of ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people.