Left-handed people, also known as "lefties" or "southpaws," make up about 10% of the global population. But are they more ...

A recent large-scale study published in Science Advances has revealed a connection between genetic variations associated with ...

A brain structure called the amygdala, and its connections with another region, the prefrontal cortex, shape people’s experiences and social interactions. The discovery of a key molecular ...

In the well-known thought experiment known as the prisoner's dilemma, one individual has to decide whether to stay silent or ...

Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown. While male brains tended to be greater in volume than ...

Stanford Medicine scientists are generating a periodic table of sorts for psychiatric disorders, providing a better understanding of these conditions and paving the way toward targeted treatment.

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) behave differently than cells from low-risk people when exposed ...

Scientists use digital skull scans to reveal bird brain structures, intelligence, and evolution without actual brains.