Neuroscience

The new science of "exposomics" shows how air pollution contributes to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder and other brain diseases

Insertion of genetic material from a virus into the genome of a vertebrate ancestor enabled the lightning-quick electrical impulses that give animals with backbones their smarts

We think that what we see represents stone-cold reality. Science has found out how wrong we can be.

A small section of the mouse brain’s hippocampus uses specific neural codes to denote social familiarity and identity

A syncopated rhythm may prompt our brain to find the beat

Carboxylic acids make teens give off a pungent olfactory mix redolent of cheese, plum and even goats

Lawmakers should look in the mirror if they want answers to who hyped dubious reports of Havana syndrome. Instead they are investigating the spy agencies telling them the truth about the mystery

The research tracks, at the level of individual neurons, what happens when a monkey hangs out with other monkeys. It even found a possible neural code for empathy

Stimulating the sleeping brain may ease suffering from memory loss, stroke or mental health problems

Loved ones are wired into our brain. Learning that they’re gone requires rewiring

Unpleasant emotions like sadness and anger can feel overwhelming, but recent research suggests they can trigger behaviors that lead to something better

Injections of no-longer-used growth hormone derived from cadavers may have “seeded” Alzheimer’s in some people, small study suggests