Publishing in science involves writing and authorship, journal selection and submission, and peer review. These webcasts and articles help neuroscientists at various career stages learn important ...

The body is a fine-tuned machine. Like any machine, it breaks down if the environment becomes too extreme. Our internal systems operate best at 98.5 degrees Fahrenheit (36.9 degrees Celsius). Under ...

It’s the middle of the night. Maybe you’re enjoying a pleasant dream or getting some well-needed rest. Then, suddenly, your leg feels like it’s on fire. You shoot up in bed. It’s that scourge of sleep ...

The proportion of teens who use e-cigarettes declined for the first time in three years, the CDC reported September 9. They surveyed more than 20,000 teens earlier this year for the National Youth ...

In March 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ketamine for the treatment of depression — the first new antidepressant medication in decades. Unlike previous generations of ...

Whether it’s an eloquent speech, a droning monologue, a quippy one-liner, or a brilliant punchline, the human brain is aptly wired for complex communication. Hannah is the former Production and ...

Chemical neuroscientist David Olson studies the effects of psychedelics in animal models and in cells. In one study, he and his colleagues at the University of California, Davis, gave repeated, very ...

Motor neurons carry movement instructions from the brain and spinal cord to muscles throughout the body. Their nerve fibers are the longest in the body — a single axon can stretch from the base of the ...

Railroad foreman Phineas Gage survived a horrific brain injury that left him with an altered personality. His story revealed the complex functions of the frontal lobe decades before scientists began ...

A 52-year-old white man visits his physician because he’s experiencing occasional blurry vision, muscle spasms, and increased fatigue. A bit unsteady on his feet, his coordination has been off. He’s ...

Interviewed by Rosalind S.E. Carney, DPhil. Alpha rhythm (8–13 Hz) is linked to a relaxed mental state in humans. Prior studies have shown that individuals can increase their alpha power when provided ...

Sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, and vomiting — migraines are much more than a bad headache. Researchers have found migraine sufferers experience and respond to pain differently than those who ...