Neuroscience

Many of the boys in the choir had tics, leading the scientists to speculate that the repetitive movements may be related to motor learning.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
The long road to truly understanding what causes our political beliefs.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Ongoing studies try to quantify the risks and benefits of contact sports.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
French researchers find that individuals can learn new information fed to them during certain phases of sleep.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
Flash-and-freeze technique creates flipbook-like images of brain cells in action.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
The answer is yes, but not as much as you might think.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Our brains are constantly trying to work out what things have meaning, and what things don’t.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Findings may help researchers identify better ways to reduce pain in infants.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Scientists use physical models to quantify human consciousness.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
If you are suddenly really hungry at 3pm it's because your brain feels like it's chemically high!
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
According to some scientists, watching cat videos should be encouraged at work.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Virtual reality is helping the way we treat pain.
Karin Heineman, ISTV Executive Producer