A picture of a dress captured the attention of millions around the world and raised a fundamental question – how could we perceive the same thing so differently?

Childhood trauma physically alters the brain, with long-lasting consequences.

Several timekeeping brain regions work together to create our perception of time.

Déjà vu is a feeling of experiencing a past situation in the present. This feeling may occur when your mind associates similarities between current and previous events.

Specialized cells in the inner ear turn vibrations in the air into what we perceive as sound. However, over time or after prolonged exposure to loud noises, these cells can become damaged and die, leading to hearing loss.

Genes, hormones, and gender identity can shape our brains, but many studies of sex differences in the brain fail to account for these factors.

For better or worse, everything you experience changes your brain.

Many people are surrounded by music throughout much of their everyday lives. What’s happening in our brains as we’re listening to music?

The millions of microorganisms residing in the gut form our “second brain.”

Eating tasty food activates our brain’s reward system and makes us crave more.