When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

We have only just started to understand how our brains clean themselves, but columnist Helen Thomson finds promising evidence ...

New research shows that creative activities may slow the brain’s aging process. Here is how creativity strengthens cognitive health and builds long-term resilience.

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

How can you keep your brain agile and young throughout your life, even as you get older? By spending time on creative ...

Experts say graphic images, nonstop outrage, and the 24/7 negative news cycle don’t just upset us—they alter our stress response and harm mental health. The amygdala, shown in orange, serves as the ...

Have you ever felt like you're on a completely different wavelength from everyone else? Maybe you think in ways that surprise even you, or your perspective on everyday situations just doesn’t match ...

“When a news organization recognizes you’re cognitively depleted and serves you digestible audio instead of demanding you parse 1,500 words, that’s institutional empathy at scale.” In 2026, two forces ...

“Not every experience should be pleasurable. Sometimes we need friction, safety warnings,” Turner said. Those disclosures aren’t part of typical work with generative A.I. Imagine Adobe blaring a big ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

New research has charted the major developmental stages in the brain’s wiring—from early-life pruning to late-life network breakdown—offering a new roadmap for how our brains evolve. Colored diffusion ...