With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.

Evidence from various sciences reveals that there are diverse ways of being male, female, or both. An anthropologist argues that embracing these truths will help humans flourish.

The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.

Ferreting out the biological function of dreaming is a frontier in neuroscience.

Why can science still not define this most basic biological process?

Noncoding RNAs are proving to be critical players in the evolution of brain anatomy and cognitive complexity.

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Studying the earliest events in visual development, Carla Shatz has learned the importance of looking at one’s data with open eyes—and an open mind.

Gene expression controlled from afar may have spurred the spurt in brain evolution that led to modern humans.