We've never had an agreed-upon model for how the mind works; people have suffered from misinformed theories and treatments as a result. The work of today's behavioral neuroscientists deserves extra scrutiny as they develop treatments for mental health, explore the nature of consciousness, and further the development of artificial intelligences.

Without synaptic "nibbling," mice develop behavioral problems

Mice without microglia grow up with an excess of inhibitory neurons

Lauren Granata, Northeastern University

September 21, 2021

Tapering off opioids is treacherous for mental health

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

September 20, 2021

Move over, mice: sheep have the superior brains for neuroscience research

Dori Grijseels, University of Sussex

September 16, 2021

Drinking way, way too much coffee might shrink your brain

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

August 30, 2021

Gelatins may protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease

Kareem Clark, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

August 28, 2021

Laughing gas could be the next tool against treatment-resistant depression

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

July 15, 2021

An opioid made in the brain is crucial for remembering other people

Czarina Ramos, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

July 9, 2021

Blue light glasses help some people sleep, but they don't reduce digital eye strain

Claudia López Lloreda, University of Pennsylvania

May 28, 2021

Your brain responds to why you're drinking, not just what you're drinking

Elizabeth Burnette, University of California, Los Angeles

April 13, 2021

Physicist Max Tegmark explains why AI will help humanity flourish

"There's no law of physics that says we can't build machines more intelligent than we are"

Will it ever be possible to measure subjective experience?