Mind & Brain

Certain values carry more weight in spring and autumn than in summer and winter

Neuroscientists at the University of Barcelona set about on a search for brain areas involved in chess-related tasks so that surgeons could avoid them when removing a tumor

Simple cues help people to distinguish song from the spoken word

A new generation of treatments addresses the trauma that often underlies addiction

Research is revealing the key to motivating empathy—and making it stick

Study links choking under pressure to the brain region that controls movement

Social scientists are uncovering the intricate group dynamics of gossip

Training in symbolic logic is critical in many careers, for responsible citizenship and better lives. It is also an underexploited antidote to today’s bizarre conspiracy thinking

One person’s reality is purely theirs and often unique

Shared experiences, more than material things, bring people together

A long-running research endeavor reveals key chemical players that cement memories in place—and still more have yet to be discovered

Study participants felt time distortion, fewer negative thoughts and greater detachment from feelings with a noninvasive ultrasound intervention