Surges of different neurotransmitters give rise to the emotional whirlwind that characterizes the early stages of romantic relationships.

Explores one process by which sleep is thought to play a role in properly regulating synapses — the synaptic homeostasis hypothesis.

This video explains the science behind visual illusions.

This video shows how the right-and-left-brained belief came to be and why it is a myth.

Just like superheroes can train and grow their powers, our brain's connections change and adapt to give us our strengths.

Some brain signals once thought to be "noise" actually encode useful information. Lessons from the physics of flow encourage us to reconsider these unpredictable signals and now scientists are finding uses for them in medicine.

Teens’ nocturnal lifestyles are more than a personal preference — dramatic hormonal changes during puberty alter the brain circuits that regulate sleep.

Our capacity for empathy has evolutionary roots. The theory of embodied simulation proposes empathic mirrored responses are triggered by witnessing another’s behavior or emotions.

Recording brain signals can help guide treatments following a stroke.

Neuroscientists are learning how our brains process poetry and how poetry can change the way we learn about neuroscience.