Love in the Lab: How Scientists Study Affection

Research in animals and humans is helping to identify brain processes that are active when people are “in love.”

The Power of the Placebo

As many as one in three patients report feeling better after receiving a drug that has no active ingredients.

Tali Sharot: The Optimism Bias

Tali Sharot studies why our brains are biased toward optimism.

The Dana Sourcebook of Brain Sciences

Resources for Secondary and Post-Secondary Teachers and Students.

Science Museum: Your Brain

An interactive tutorial about the brain and disorders of the brain with photos, graphic images, and sound.

National Institutes of Health: Office of Science Education

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Curriculum Supplement Series provides interactive teaching units that combine cutting-edge science research discoveries from the NIH with state-of-the-art instructional materials. Each supplement is a teacher's guide to two weeks of lessons on science and human health.

Welcome to Your Brain

In this two-part lesson by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, students explore how the human brain processes sensory and cognitive information, regulates our emotional life, and forms memories.

The Laughing Brain

In this two-part lesson by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, students learn about gelotology (the science of laughter) and its benefits to our social, mental, and physical well-being. 

Love in the Brain

Is love in the heart and soul, or is it all in our heads? A high school student uses neuroscience to answer.

Aggression and the Brain

When most people think of aggression, they think of road rage, physical fights, and violent crime. However, not all aggression is bad.