Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.

Unusually Wired: Human Brains are Attuned to Appreciate Musical Pitch

Those who had developed PTSD appear to be less able to suppress unwanted memories—traumatic or not—suggesting a role for the general ability to control memory recall in the disorder.

Imaging reveals how cyclical patterns of brain activity differ between conscious and unresponsive individuals.

MRI scans from more than 800 incarcerated men pinpoint distinct structural features of people who have committed homicide, compared with those who carried out other crimes.

The skull changed shape in different ways than the brain during evolution, according to a new comparative study.

Conflicting results on the existence of new neurons in adults have researchers designing new ways to identify and count neuronal progenitors—and finally get to the bottom of neurogenesis.

The original experiment found brain activity as measured by fMRI was tied to particular genetic variants.

The Yale University cognitive neuroscientist studies how the brain extracts patterns from experiences.