A new study has found that psychopaths show structural changes in particular areas of the brain that deal with things like impulse control and emotional regulation. This improved understanding may ...

May 8 -- Scientists have pinpointed a key area of the brain that appears to govern personality, including one's religious, social and political beliefs, and even style of dress, according to a new ...

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

When your mind is wandering, your brain’s “default mode” network is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other.

Many sexual assault victims also suffer a form of brain damage, reveals new research. Previous studies have shown that around ...

Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

Love might feel like it comes from the heart, but scientists have figured out where love lives inside the brain. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity ...

A heat map of brain activity shows stable patterns before and after taking psilocybin in blue and green, while temporary changes are shown in red, orange and yellow. Sara Moser via Washington ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Whenever you’re actively performing a task—say, lifting weights at the gym or taking a hard exam—the parts of your brain required to ...