Brain

This is the first time the big five personality traits have been clearly linked to differences in brain thickness, area and folding.

Carson wrote he felt ashamed to rely on food stamps.

U.S. neurobiologist Larry Cahill says researchers ignore critical differences between men and women's brains.

People who use their hands to help themselves think enhance their capacity to think well.

Neuroscientists at Humboldt University of Berlin pinpoint "tickle center" of mammalian brain.

How much we like danger is linked to dopamine in our brains.

After almost a week of speculation, the cabinet officially confirmed the death late Friday.

New research suggests the mosquito-borne virus could have deleterious effects on certain neural cells in adults.

Music composed by AI is used by the U.S. Olympic wrestling team to prepare for matches.

The groundbreaking device is smaller than a grain of rice and could revolutionize prosthetics.

Despite having a primitive brain, the tropical archerfish is able to distinguish between dozens of faces.

If there is limited or no psychological continuity, the original person won't benefit: They are now truly dead, since their body and brain have become a new person.

How Edward Snowden's revelations sped up encryption technology and a weaponized robot are among the things we learned in Tech & Science this week.

Half of people who have suffered severe head injuries have trouble maintaining normal sleeping habits and often don't realize it's a problem.

Feeling "one with nature" or feeling the self "dissolve" is triggered when psychedelics shift the patterns of connectivity in the brain.

Largest study of its kind showed correlation between time spent playing football and the extent of brain damage.

Rapidly evolving EEG technology is leading neuroscientists to their holy grail: the ability to read the human mind.

DARPA wants to improve the brain's ability to learn through "targeted neuroplasticity training".

Earthquake survivors with PTSD had altered brain areas that affect the processing and relay of information

Great ways to improve your mind, body and soul.

The quest for effective ways to boost cognitive capacity is not hopeless.

How, scientifically, intestinal bacteria may be inhibiting your weight loss efforts.

Your brain is triggering you to eat too much.

Retraining, not deleting, negative recollections can make for a happier you.

The French government confirmed that alleged ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud is dead.

Previous research has connected a Mediterranean diet to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Post-mortem analyses showed 96 percent had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Information on what causes this psychiatric illness may be found inside the mouth.

A study sheds new light on the role of neurons when associative learning occurs.

Researchers at Stanford are trying to see what parts of the brain underlie creativity.