neuroscience

Fintech companies are using elements of video games to make personal finance more fun. But does it work, and what are the risks?

Playing video games could help you make better decisions about money.

A new brain imaging study explored how different levels of the brain’s excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters are linked to math abilities.

A study finds that baby mammals dream about the world they are about to experience to prepare their senses.

When we rely on the conscious mind alone, we lose; but when we listen to the body, we gain a winning edge.

Brain cells snap strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than researchers previously thought.

A new episode of “Your Brain on Money” illuminates the strange world of consumer behavior and explores how brands can wreak havoc on our ability to make rational decisions.

Powerful branding can not only change how you feel about a company, it can actually change how your brain is wired.

Tips from neuroscience and psychology can make you an expert thinker.

A theoretical physicist returns to Penrose and Hameroff’s theory of “quantum consciousness.”

The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.

Why your brain wants you to follow the crowd.

Technology usually has more pros than cons, but every benefit still carries some risk.

Attempts to normalize abnormal development could prevent individuals in need of help from seeking it.

The opening of jars, while impressive and often used to illustrate octopus intelligence, is not their most remarkable ability.

Psychedelics have been shown to help reduce depression. This study may show us why.

Brain-based technologies of spiritual enhancement can induce mystical experiences in many people on demand. What does this mean for spirituality today?

Are you getting a full 8 hours?

What most people don’t realize is that everyone’s imagery is different.

Maybe eyes really are windows into the soul — or at least into the brain, as a new study finds.

The experience of life flashing before one’s eyes has been reported for well over a century, but where’s the science behind it?

Might as well face it, you’re addicted to love.

The symbol for love is the heart, but the brain may be more accurate.

An early feasibility study finds a potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

A well-known psychology trick called the “rubber hand illusion” could be useful for treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Science has not yet reached a consensus on the nature of consciousness.

Is the physical universe independent from us, or is it created by our minds, as suggested by scientist Robert Lanza?

Many thousands of different genetic variants are responsible for complex behavior.

This discovery could lead to better treatments for PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and epilepsy.

People who go ballistic over other people’s eating sounds aren’t just cranky — they have misophonia.